Alvar Aalto
Video
155 x 194 mm, 6 1/8 x 7 5/8 in
PAL VHS
59 mins mins
ISBN 9780714860503
0714860506

Alvar Aalto

A worldwide documentation of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto's work.
Written and directed by Ywe Jalander

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  • Documents Finnish architect Alvar Aalto's work in Finland, Italy, Germany and the US
  • Analyses his successful harmonization of new technologies and materials with a sympathetic interest in the user and the natural environment
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The Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is one of the great figures of modern architecture, ranked alongside Gropius, Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe. This film analyses Aalto's uniquely successful resolution of the demands and possibilities created by new technology and construction materials with the need to make his buildings sympathetic both to their users and to their natural surroundings. His inventive use of timber in particular represents both a reference to the forest landscape of Finland and a building material that is 'warm' and extremely adaptable. Filmed in Finland, Italy, Germany and the United States, this documentary shows how the Finnish natural environment and art traditions were essential elements in Aalto's pioneering harmonization of technology and nature.
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