Alvar Aalto A gentler Structure for Life. 3rd edition

The book presents 23 projects by Aalto from the 1920s onwards. Among the gems included are Paimio Sanatorium, Villa Mairea, Viipuri Library, Muuratsalo Experimental House, Helsinki University of Technology campus at Otaniemi and Finlandia Hall. Apart from Maija Holma's captivatingly beautiful photographs, the book also includes Markku Lahti's superb text about the life and works of Alvar Aalto. The clear and flowing text offers, in addition to basic facts, interesting descriptions on the everyday life and work of the master architect, as well as comments from Aalto's contemporaries and quotes from Aalto's own texts. Splendid, mostly fourcolour illustrations, 4 four-page foldouts. Texts in English, German, Italian and Finnish.