alvar aalto lifes work architecture di göran schildt (5 risultati)

Erstausgabe, englischer Text mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, 317 S., Quart, Umschlag mit Randläsuren, sonst sehr gutes Exemplar, Original-Leinen mit Originalumschlag,

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Yellowed dust jacket edges, smudges and old price tag to rear of dust jacket. Text in English. 317 pp. Oone of the masters of modern architecture, Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) was a prolific and influential architect, a gifted painter, and a talented, world renowned designer. In this comprehensive catalogue all his known works from the early 1920s to his final designs in the 1970s are presented and described. With the full cooperation of the Alvar Aalto Foundation, Göran Schildt has explored its archives, and some 20,000 letters, memoranda and contemporary newspaper cuttings as well as many building models, to ensure that every work is included in this volume. It contains full descriptions, accompanied by abundant illustrations of all of Aalto's realized and unrealized architectural projects: regional and urban plans, churches, theatres, libraries. museums, office and factory buildings, public housing, and private residences Aalto's design skill is prominently featured in his furniture, light fixtures, glass, objets d'art, textiles, jewellery, graphic design, and stage sets. Göran Schildt has previously examined the life and work of Alvar Aalto in his acclaimed, award-winning three-volume biography. The present volume catalogues Aalto's vast oeuvre, including many projects never before seen by the public, and uncovers information about Aalto's competition entries, his clients and colleagues, that is crucial to a complete understanding of Aalto's visionary impact on modern architecture, art, and design.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. A fine introduction to the Finnish architect, designer and painter, born in 1898 and died in 1976, presenting nearly his complete works in a single volume. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Handsomely bound in gray cloth over boards, with black stamped lettering (Aalto's name, in cursive) to cover, sharp and distinct black lettering to spine). Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Plentiful descriptions with illustrations of realized and unrealized projects, drawings, musings on urban and regional plans, interiors of churches, houses, theatres, libraries, studios, museums, offices, factories, residential and apartment buildings and other kinds of domiciles. But wait, there's more!: industrial and furniture designs: lighting, glass and glass jewelry, fashion, textiles, stage sets and designs. 317 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Hardcover. Condizione: New.

Publisher's grey cloth, pictorial dustjacket. Very fine. Helsinki, Otava, 1994. 4to. 29 x 23 cms. 320 pp. Richly illustrated in colour and black & white. With chronological list of Aalto's major works, a list of their locations, and an index. Contents (main sections): 1. Planning, 2. City and District Centres, 3. Religious Buildings and Facilities, 4. Buildings for Physical Health, 5. Cultural Buildings, 6. Office Buildings, 7. Industrial and Commercial Buildings, 8. Housing, 9. Interior design, 10. Design and Art (incl. furniture, glass, textiles, painting, sculpture, jewellery, book art, etc.), 11. Aalto Exhibitions. - - - (Publisher:) "One of the masters of modern architecture, Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) was a prolific and influential architect, a gifted painter, and a talented, world-renowned designer. In this comprehensive catalogue all his known works from the early 1920s to his final designs in the 1970s are presented and described. With the full cooperation of the Alvar Aalto Foundation, Göran Schildt has explored its archives, and some 20,000 letters, memoranda and contemporary newspaper cuttings as well as many building models, to ensure that every work is included in this volume. It contains full descriptions, accompanied by abundant illustrations, of all of Aalto's realized and unrealized architectural projects: regional and urban plans, churches, theatres, libraries, museums, office and factory buildings, public housing, and private residences. Aalto's design skill is prominently featured in his furniture, light fixtures, glass, objets d'art, textiles, jewellery, graphic design, and stage sets. Göran Schildt has previously examined the life and work of Alvar Aalto in his acclaimed, award-winning three-volume biography. The present volume catalogues Aalto's vast oeuvre, including many projects never before seen by the public, and uncovers information about Aalto's competition entries, his clients and colleagues, that is crucial to a complete understanding of Aalto's visionary impact on modern architecture, art, and design".