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Alvar Aalto - second nature : [... anlässlich der Ausstellung "Alvar Aalto - Second Nature", Vitra-Design-Museum: 27. September 2014 - 1. März 2015, Caixa-Forum Barcelona: Mai - August 2015, Caixa-Forum Madrid: September 2015 - Januar 2016] / [Hrsg.: Mateo Kries, Jochen Eisenbrand]

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: German Publisher: [Weil am Rhein] : Vitra Design Museum, 2014Description: 688 S. : zahlr. Ill., Kt. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 3931936872
  • 9783931936877
Other title:
  • Alvar Aalto
  • Second nature
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Engl. Ausg.: Alvar Aalto - second nature. Engl. ed. Weil am Rhein : Vitra Design Museum, 2014. 688 S | Engl. Ausg. u. d. T.: Alvar Aalto - Second Nature. Weil am Rhein : Vitra Design Museum, 2014. 686 S.DDC classification:
  • 720.92 23
  • 720
  • 720 740
RVK: RVK: LI 10020LOC classification:
  • NA1455.F53
Summary: "The Magus of the North" : this was the epithet which architecture critic Sigfried Giedion found for Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), the best-known Finnish architect of his generation and a major exponent of a different kind of modernism - one conceived on a more human scale. His buildings, such as the Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium or the legendary Villa Mairea, stand for a masterly, organic combination of volumes, materials and light. His laminated plywood chairs made him one of the most important designers of the twentieth century, while his Savoy Vase has come to be seen as the epitome of Finnish and organic design. Alvar Aalto - Second Nature draws on recent research into Aalto's oeuvre to present a comprehensive overview of his work in architecture, design and urban planning, with a special focus on his dialogue with major contemporary artists - including László Moholy-Nagy, Hans Arp, Alexander Calder and Fernand Léger - and his fascination with film, cinema and photography. The book features eleven essays by authors from various countries. The catalogue section presents numerous original drawings from the Alvar Aalto Museum and pieces of Aalto furniture from the holdings of the Vitra Design Museum. A complete list of all his buildings and projects is also included, along with several photographic essays by the artist Armin Linke showing Aalto's buildings from a contemporary perspectivePPN: PPN: 780981022
Holdings
Item type Home library Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Freihandbestand ausleihbar Fachbibliothek Architektur Bibliothek / frei aufgestellt O AALTO 17 Available 37303165090
Institutsbestand IESL-STBA Ag-144 Not for loan
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