FRINGE OF A PROFESSION, THE. Women as Architects in Finland from the 1890s to the 1950s

Author: Renja Suominen-Kokkonen
Country: Finland
Language: English
Year Published: 1992
No. of pages: 138
Illustrations: 1 Color Illustrations. 163 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 12”x 8”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9519057072
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 2418

Price: $95.00

This very interesting book about groundbreaking women architects in the early years of this century would be an excellent text for a women’s study course, as well as an important resource for the architecture library. Chapter titles include: Art History and the Invisibility of Women; Technical Training for Women: the U.S. and Nordic Countries; Perspectives on Women’s Choices. The careers of the following women are followed in detail: Wivi Lönn; Salme Setälä; and Aino Mariso-Aalto, the wife of Alvar Aalto, and an important architect in her own right. This book is richly illustrated with photographs of the exterior of buildings and their interior design, as well as architectural renderings.