Singler, Sofia, author. aut

The religious architecture of Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto / Sofia Singler.

London : Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd., 2023
©2023

272 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color), facsimiles, maps, plans ; 25 cm

"This is a critical account of Studio Aalto's religious modern architecture. Aalto's ecclesiastical oeuvre is viewed as an evocative subgenre of the practice's portfolio, but its relationship to religion has eluded enquiry. Where previously discussed, the longstanding collaboration between Aalto and the Church has been put down to reciprocal expediency, and the buildings perceived as spatially and structurally stirring experiments, yet devoid of religious meanings or implications. The idiosyncratic plasticity of the Church of the Three Crosses (1955-58) in Imatra, Finland - the most famous and architecturally impressive of Aalto's churches - is cited as ultimate evidence of Aalto's exploitation of the religious brief for the creation of a 'sculptural irrationality'. This book challenges the assumed autonomy of Studio Aalto's ecclesiastical oeuvre from religion."-- Provided by publisher.

1848226225 hardcover
9781848226227 hardcover

Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 Criticism and interpretation.
Atelier Alvar Aalto History.
Architects Finland Helsinki.
Architectural firms Finland Helsinki.
Church buildings Finland Design.
Religious architecture Finland.
Architecture religieuse Finlande.
Architectes Finlande Helsinki.
Agences d'architecture Finlande Helsinki.
ARCHITECTURE / General.
Church buildings.
Religious architecture.

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