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100 _aAalto, Alvar,
_d1898-1976
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245 0 _aAlvar Aalto :
_bbetween humanism and materialism. /
_cedited by Peter Reed ; with essays by Kenneth Frampton ... [et al.].
260 _aNew York :
_bMuseum of Modern Art,
_cc1998.
300 _b319 p. : ill. (some col.)
_c28 cm.
500 _aTable of Contents Foreword 7 Preface 9 Appreciation 11 Introduction 13 Acknowledgments 15 Alvar Aalto: Toward a Synthetic Functionalism 20 Aalto's Nature 46 Aalto and Finnish Industry 70 Alvar Aalto and the New Humanism of the Postwar Era 94 The Legacy of Alvar Aalto: Evolution and Influence 118 Plates 141 A Note on Aalto as a Competitor 304 Chronology 308 Selected Bibliography 314 Photograph Credits 316 Index 318 Trustees 320
520 _aA concise and cogent book about the architect's built works. Aalto's skillful fusion of opposites is underscored by the subtitle of the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition and catalog, "Between Humanism and Materialism, duality is addressed in the catalog's collection of excellent essays. This scrupulous chronological survey brings to mind the classic displays that decades ago made MoMA exhibitions a watchword for clarity and good taste.
650 _aAalto, Alvar, 1898-1976
_zExhibitions
_2sears
_988976
650 _aArchitecture
_z20th century
_2sears
_988977
700 _aFrampton, Kenneth
_988978
700 _aReed, Peter
_988979
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