Alvar Aalto : architettura per leggere = architecture to read / Alvar Aalto Museo Museum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976.

Contributor:

Alvar Aalto-museo.

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976--Exhibitions.

Aalto, Alvar.

Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Architettura per leggere

Architecture to read

Place of Publication:

Roma : Gangemi, [2003]

Language Note:

Italian and English.

Summary:

This catalog of an exhibition of photographs and drawings of the work of famed Finnish architect Alvar Aalto originally on display in Ancona and Rome, Italy in 2003, showcases the artist's deep influence on modernism and the international style. The work examines many of Aalto's most famous buildings, focusing special attention on his relationship with the design of libraries and public cultural centers while also examining key phases of the architect's life as well as specific facets of design such as lighting and form. Numerous black and white photographs and technical drawings are provided along with explanatory essays presented in both English and Italian. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition at Biblioteca communale Luciano Bennicasa, Ancona, Jan. 18-Feb. 1, 2003 and Biblioteca nazionale centrale, Rome, Feb. 6-23, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

8849203764

OCLC:

53152863