Alvar Aalto and the future of architecture
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Alvar Aalto and the future of architecture
Routledge, 2022
- pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references
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Description
- Bridges history, theory, design, construction, technology, and sensory experience by means of digital simulations that enhance the assessment and values of our material choices
- Uses the work of Aalto and selected contemporary architects, along with computer modeling software, to showcase the importance of comprehensive design
- Offers an expanded reading of Aalto's approach towards building technology and how these impacted choices in choosing material and form for culture and environment
- Includes 80 black and white illustrations
Table of Contents
Introduction-Alvar Aalto and the Future of Architecture 1. Topology-Design in Light of Place 2. Typology-Envelopment(s) of Space 3. Tectonics-Elements and Atmospheres 4. Technic-Flexibility and the New Standard 5. Thermodynamic-Health and Instruments of Sensation
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