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Originally published in 1983, this is the first paper edition of the study of architect and industrial designer Aalto. Quantrill (architecture, Texas A&M) assesses Aalto's development in terms of two sources--the Finnish National Romantic movement and the Modern movement in architecture. His critique of the buildings and furniture designs is complemented by photographs (mostly b&w) of many stages of their creation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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This is a much needed and lively study of the still insufficiently known Finnish modern master Alvar Aalto, whose sensitive and increasingly revelant architectural legacy will surely only increase in stature as the years unfold.--Kenneth Frampton

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This is a much needed and lively study of the still insufficiently known Finnish modern master Alvar Aalto, whose sensitive and increasingly revelant architectural legacy will surely only increase in stature as the years unfold. —Kenneth Frampton

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