ALVAR AALTO HOUSES.

Author: Lahti, Markku, texts & photography by Jari Jetsonen
Country: Finland
Language: English
Year Published: 2005
No. of pages: 159
Illustrations: 188 Color Illustrations. 22 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 11”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9516827756
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 5730

Price: $95.00

The book presents eight single-family houses by Aalto from 1920s to the end of the 1960s, built in Finland, Estonia and France. Among them are Villa Tammekann in Tartu, Estonia, The Aalto House in Helsinki, Finland, Villa Mairea in Noormarkku, Finland, Maison Louis Carré in Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, France and Villa Schildt in Tammisaari, Finland. Markku Lahti, director of the Alvar Aalto Foundation, tells in a fascinating way about the history of the selected houses, whom they were built for, and how Aalto adapted his own design ideals to the needs of his clients. Jetsonen’s fine full-colour pictures and Aalto’s original drawings beautifully convey the special features of each house.