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Alvar Aalto Jyväskylä, 1898 - Helsinki, 1976. If his first works as an architect (Library of Viipuri 1927-1935; Sanatorium of Piamio, 1928) were marked in the Modernist movement, then in the late thirties, with Villa Mairea (1938), for Mairea Gullichson, he began creating organic works with combined materials that fragmented or curved. In Helsinki (1935), as a furniture designer and part of the Artek foundation, he and his wife Aino Aalto and Mairea Gullichson began producing pieces like the stool with three legs, extraordinarily modest yet carefully treated.

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Each volume in this eminently affordable series highlights the work of a renowned 20th century architect. Packed with dazzling four-color photographs of exteriors and interiors, detailed plans, generous layouts and brief, comprehensive texts, these books are both authoritative and attractive, while their convenient size makes them great travel companions. An easy reference for work, school, or play, these colorful introductions to architectural wonders will fill your head with inspiration—without emptying your wallet.

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Alvar Aalto was born in 1898 in the village of Kuortane. Later, he moved to Jyvaskyla, a town that now holds 37 of his buildings. He went on to study at Helsinki University of Technology. After living in Turku for a time, he then moved to Helsinki, where he worked until his death in 1976. Aalto's work was very broad in scope, ranging from buildings to furniture, glassware, jewelry, and other forms of art. Whether he was designing buildings or town plans, he always tried to achieve artistic harmony through a synergistic method involving people and their environment.

Alvar Aalto est ne en 1898 dans le village de Kuortane. Il le quitta pour Jyvaskyla, une ville accueillant aujourd'hui 37 de ses constructions. Il partit etudier a I'Universite de technologie d'Helsinki. Apres avoir vecu quelques temps a Turku, il revint a Helsinki pour y travailler jusqu'a sa mort, en 1976. L'oeuvre d'Aalto couvre un large panorama, des immeubles au mobilier, verrerie, bijoux et autres formes artistiques. Tant pour la conception d'immeubles que pour des plans d'urbanisme, il eut toujours pour objectif l'harmonie artistique grace a des methodes synergiques unissant les etres et leur environnement.

Alvar Aalto wurde 1898 in Kuortane geboren, von wo er nach Jyvaskyla zog, einer Stadt, die heute 37 seiner Bauten beherbergt. Er studierte an der Technischen Hochschule in Helsinki. Nachdem er einige Zeit in Turku gelebt hatte, zog er endgultig nach Helsinki zuruck, wo er bis zu seinem Tod im Jahr 1976 arbeitete. Die Werke von Aalto umfassen eine breit-gefacherte Palette, von der Architektur bis hin zum Design von Mobeln, Schmuck und anderen Kunstformen. Ob er Gebaude oder Stadtplane entwarf, Aalto strebte stets nach der kunstlerischen Harmonie zwischen Projekt, Umgebung und den Menschen, fur die es bestimmt ist.