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Pelkonen, Eeva-Liisa.

Alvar Aalto : architecture, modernity, and geopolitics. / txt Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen. - ix, 229 p. ill. ; maps ; plans ; 27 cm. book

Include index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-220) and index.

Contents :
ix Acknowledgments --
001 Introduction: Geography of (Aalto’s) Architecture --
Part 1: Making of a Nation --
011 Chapter One: In Search of a National Style --
029 Chapter Two: Toward Cultural Revival --
051 Chapter Three: National Identity in the Age of Mass Culture --
Part 2: New Geographies --
075 Chapter Four: Pan-European Aspirations --
093 Chapter Five: Being International --
117 Chapter Six: Regional Plans --
Part 3: Formal Registers --
143 Chapter Seven: Organic Lines --
159 Chapter Eight: Geopolitics of Fame --
181 Chapter Nine: Ambiguity --
203 Conclusion: Geopolitics of Architecture --
207 Notes --
221 Index --
229 Illustration Credits --


ISBN: 9780300114287 (cloth : alk. paper)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Aalto, Alvar 1898-1976 --Criticism and interpretation.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Architecture, Modern--History.--20th century
International style (Architecture)
Regionalism in architecture
Architecture and society.
Architecture and states

LC Class. No.: NA1455.F53 / A2355 2009