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(German, English, French)
Alvar Aalto, born 1898 in Kuortane in
Finland, is one of the last of the works personalities of the twentieth
century architecture generation. His buildings, from urban planning to
simple residential buildings, function as a single organism. He was
never interested in formal architectural theories. The path of each
building is fascinating, from the first fleeting sketches to the
completed work handed over to the client, and strongly defined by the
personality of the architect. Everything remains alive and in motion,
seems casual and natural as if it grew naturally out of the
surroundings. The unique sense for the importance of individual
components and construction phases makes it possible to identify a
complex of individual style, even in modest construction tasks. Hence,
Aalto's designs and experiments result in furniture, lamps, curtains,
and many other things that make a house habitable. The central theme of
his work is the unity of idea, form, and way of life.
- The complete works of Alvar Aalto with buildings and projects from the years 1922-1976
- The three volumes make tangible the simplicity and incomprehensibility of Aalto's architecture
Karl Fleig and Elissa Aalto have designed an edition that lists the buildings of Alvar Aalto, but also presents work and man.