Alvar Aalto Library in Vyborg. Saving a Modern Masterpiece, Part 2

This book is the 2nd part of the series which documents the award-winning restoration project of Alvar Aalto’s Viipuri Library (1935). The richly illustrated book covers the restoration procedures undertaken after 2010. It also includes expert articles about Alvar Aalto’s take on functionalism, typological principles and detailed accounts of the processes and management of the challenging restoration project.

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This second volume of Alvar Aalto Library in Vyborg – Saving a Modern Masterpiece is part of the series which documents the award-winning restoration project of Alvar Aalto’s Viipuri Library (1935). The book is published by the Finnish Committee for the Restoration of Viipuri Library and it covers the restoration procedures undertaken after 2010. It also includes expert articles about Alvar Aalto’s take on functionalism, principles of library architecture, and detailed accounts of the processes and management of the challenging restoration project.

Like in Part 1, the illustration is bountiful and informative: the book includes photographs of the library both in its original, pre-restoration and restored condition. The illustration also displays original drawings and documentary photos taken during the restoration. The articles are written by the key professionals who participated in the long and demanding restoration process: Maija Kairamo, Eric Adlercreutz, Tapani Mustonen, Helen Rogozina, Ana Tostões and Tommi Lindh.

The restoration of this modern landmark was awarded the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize in 2014. The restoration was also listed in the Finnish Architecture Biennial Review 2016.

Further information about the Viipuri Library is available on the Alvar Aalto Foundation’s website. Please also check the title Alvar Aalto Library in Vyborg: Saving a Modern Masterpiece, Part 1 in our catalogue.

Weight 626 g
Dimensions 22,1 × 27,4 × 1,2 cm
Author(s)

Eric Adlercreutz, Leif Englund, Maija Kairamo, Tapani Mustonen, The Finnish Committee for the Restoration of Viipuri Library, Vexio Nava

Editor(s)

Kristiina Bergholm

Binding

Softcover

Images

 sketches, colour & b&w photographs, diagrams, drawings

ISBN

978-952-267-101-1

Condition

Language

Number of pages

127

Publisher

Rakennustieto Publishing

Publishing year

2015