Alvar Aalto Symposium, 6th: “ARCHITECTURE OF THE ESSENTIAL”.

Author: Pirkko Tuukkanen, ed
Country: Finland
Language: English
Year Published: 1995
No. of pages: 176
Illustrations: 3 Color Illustrations. 124 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 7 1/2”x 10 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9529845316
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Bios.
Code: 2079

Price: $49.50

This symposium was held in a climate of economic and social upheaval, and so stressed the essence of the art and technique of building when all one can afford are the basic essentials, as well as the relationship of 20th-century and indigenous architecture. From Australian bush houses to Chinese pavilions to animal architecture, specialists in the field here contribute their insights into the timely issue of what is essential. Chapters include: ECOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURE: Glenn Murcutt; SKYLIGHT:
ias Torres; THE ESSENTIAL IN THE PATHOLOGY OF ARCHITECTURE, Five Greek Architects: Zissis Kotionis; CRISIS AS CATALYST, Finnish Architecture, Alvar Aalto and the Second World War, A Case in Strategic Decision-making: Pekka Korvenmaa; FROM PASSION FOR THINGS TO THE THINGS THEMSELVES: Peter Zumthor; ARCHITECTURE THAT CREATES THE ENVIRONMENT: Toyo Ito; MORE WITH LESS, (Idea, Light, and Gravity, well tempered) 3 points, 3 reflections, 3 built ideas: Alberto Campo Baeza; ARCHITECTURE OF THE ESSENTIAL - the ecological functionalism of animal constructions: Juhani Pallasmaa.