{"product_id":"aalto","title":"Aalto","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9783836560108\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2015\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: TASCHEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlvar Aalto\u003c\/b\u003e (1898-1976) made a \u003cb\u003eunique modernist mark\u003c\/b\u003e. Influenced by both the landscape and the political independence of his native Finland, he designed \u003cb\u003ewarm, curving, compassionate buildings, \u003c\/b\u003ewholly set apart from the slick, mechanistic, geometric designs that characterized much contemporary European practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whether a church, a villa, a sauna, or a public library, Aalto's \u003cb\u003eorganic structures \u003c\/b\u003etended to replace plaster and steel with brick and wood, often incorporating \u003cb\u003eundulating, wave-like forms\u003c\/b\u003e, which would also appear in his chair, glassware, and lamp designs. An adherent to detail, Aalto insisted upon the \u003cb\u003ehumanity of his work\u003c\/b\u003e stating: \"Modern architecture does not mean using immature new materials; the main thing is to work with materials towards a more human line.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Many of Aalto's public buildings such as \u003cb\u003eSäynätsalo Town Hall\u003c\/b\u003e, the lecture theatre at \u003cb\u003eOtaniemi Technical University\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eHelsinki National Pensions Institute \u003c\/b\u003eand the \u003cb\u003eHelsinki\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHouse of Culture \u003c\/b\u003emay be seen as psychological as well as physical landmarks in the rebuilding of Finland after the ravages of war.","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41815925325957,"sku":"PR400311","price":74.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/aalto","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}