Alvar Aalto: The Complete Catalogue of Architecture, Design and Art, by Göran Schildt (Rizzoli 1994), gives a comprehensive overview of Aalto’s multifaceted legacy.
One of the masters of modern architecture, Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) was a prolific and influential architect, a gifted painter, and a talented, world-renowned designer. In this comprehensive catalogue all his known works from the early 1920s to his final designs in the 1970s are presented and described. With the full cooperation of the Alvar Aalto Foundation, Göran Schildt has explored its archives, and some 20,000 letters, memoranda and contemporary newspaper cuttings as well as many building models, to ensure that every work is included in this volume. It contains full descriptions, accompanied by abundant illustrations, of all of Aalto’s realized and unrealized architectural projects: regional and urban plans, churches, theaters, libraries, museums, office and factory buildings, public housing, and private residences. Aalto’s design skill is prominently featured in his furniture, light fixtures, glass, objets d’art, textiles, jewelry, graphic design, and stage sets.
– Göran Schildt, Alvar Aalto: The Complete Catalogue of Architecture, Design and Art (Rizzoli, 1994), excerpt from the book description
The text is in English. The book is profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs, architectural drawings, and art images.
Our current copy is in good condition. The pages are clean; no markings. There is some toning on the edges of the pages and on the dust jacket. The binding is fine. The dust jacket is a bit toned, and has some small signs of edge wear, shelf wear and use.
