Viipuri Library, 1927-1935 : Alvar Aalto / Michael Spens.

Main entry:

Spens, Michael.

Title & Author:

Viipuri Library, 1927-1935 : Alvar Aalto / Michael Spens.

Publication:

London : Academy Editions ; New York, NY : Distributed in the United States of America by St. Martin's Press, 1994.

Description:

95, [1] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Series:

Historical monograph

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 96).
Introduction / Ola Hansson -- The Building that Lost its Architecture -- Points of Departure: The Competition Designs -- The Most Advanced Town Library in the World -- The Legacy of the Viipuri Library -- The Technology of Adjustment: The Basis for Restoration of the Library / Sergei Kravchenko.
Also issued online.

Summary:

This volume is part of a series that features single buildings of historical significance. The Viipuri Library passed through three stages of design development before completion, and as a winning project was a major coup for Aalto. It also marked his transition from classicism to modernism.

ISBN:

1854903667 (paperback)
9781854903662 (paperback)

Subject:

Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976.
Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 Critique et interprétation.
Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 Criticism and interpretation.
Viipuri Library.
Bibliothèque de Vyborg.
Library buildings Russia (Federation) Vyborg.
Library architecture Russia (Federation) Vyborg.
Public libraries Russia (Federation) Vyborg.
Bibliothèques Architecture Russie Vyborg.
Bibliothèques publiques Russie Vyborg.
Bibliothèques (Édifices) Russie Vyborg.
Architecture des bibliothèques Russie Vyborg.
Public libraries
Buildings
Library architecture
Library buildings
Architects Finland 20th century.
Vyborg (Russia) Buildings, structures, etc.
Russia (Federation) Vyborg
Libraries Architecture
Finland

Form/genre:

Quotations (texts)

Added entries:

Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976.
Historical monograph (Academy Editions)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 154401
Call No.: NA44.A112.25 V5 1994
Status: Available

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