Alvar Aalto : architecture, modernity, and geopolitics / Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen.

Main entry:

Pelkonen, Eeva-Liisa, author.

Title & Author:

Alvar Aalto : architecture, modernity, and geopolitics / Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen.

Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2009]

Description:

ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-220) and index.
Introduction: Geography of (Aalto's) architecture -- pt. 1. Making of a nation. In search of a national style ; Toward a cultural revival ; National identity in the age of mass culture -- pt. 2. New geographies. Pan-European aspirations ; Being international ; Regional plans -- pt. 3. Formal registers. Organic lines ; Geopolitics of fame ; Ambiguity -- Conclusion: Geopolitics of architecture.

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ISBN:

9780300114287 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0300114281 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 Criticism and interpretation.
Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976
Aalto, Alvar 1898-1976
Aalto, Alvar, (1898-1976) Critique et interprétation.
Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 analys och tolkning.
Aalto, Alvar.
Architecture and society.
Regionalism in architecture.
International style (Architecture)
Architecture et société.
Régionalisme en architecture.
Style international (Architecture)
International Style (modern European architecture style)
Architecture Aspect social Finlande.
Arkitektur och samhälle.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 261558
Call No.: BIB 192580
Status: Available

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