Feature: Alvar Aalto Houses – Material and Details
a+u March issue features Alvar Aalto’s houses. 12 works from the 1920s to 1970s are presented with photographs taken over the years by Finnish photographer Jari Jetsonen, and texts by architectural historian Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen. In “Alvar Aalto Houses – Timeless Expressions” (a+u extra edition, June 1998), site plans were the focal point. In this issue, we approach Aalto’s design from the perspective of “materials and details” of each house, adding 2 new works to the 10 featured in the 1998 extra edition. Jari Jetsonen’s photographs, which capture human lives, reveal the quality of the space and through them we trace the processes of design. In each project, Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen describes its background at the time of construction, such as social situations or design processes, to Aalto’s choices of materials and details…