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Alvar Aalto Architect. Volume 20
Maison Louis Carré 1956–63
The latest addition to the authoritative monograph series documenting each of Alvar Aalto’s architectural projects focuses on the house Aalto and his second wife Elissa designed for the Parisian art dealer Louis Carré in the mid-1950s. This profusely illustrated volume describes the architecture of the building, the exceptional interiors and life in the house. It also includes a biographical sketch of Carré, who met Aalto at the opening of the pavilion Aalto had designed for the 1956 Venice Biennale. The friendship between Aalto, the radical experimenter, and Carré, the perfectionist patron of the arts, lasted the rest of their lives, and Maison LC became one of the most exceptional collaborations between architect and client ever built.
Hardcover / 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches
188 pp / extensive b&w and color
ISBN: 978-952-5498-06-6
Retail Price: $195.00
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Alvar Aalto Architect. Volume 13
University of Technology, Otaniemi 1949–74
This extensive publication documents Alvar Aalto’s work on the design of the Helsinki University of Technology campus, which began when he won the first prize in an architectural competition in 1949, and continued with a number of other campus buildings through the 1950s and 1960s. The totality that Aalto created can still be experienced today, despite various infills in the area designed by other architects. Besides numerous photographs and schematics, this excellent survey includes articles by Aalto experts on the historical background of the university and its architecture, and on the mid-20th-century university campus. The Works section presents a selection of buildings and unrealized projects by the Aalto office between 1947 and 1974.
Hardcover / 12 x 10 inches
176 pp / 200 b&w and 75 color
ISBN: 978-952-5498-08-0
Retail Price: $195.00