Alvar Aalto : architecture, modernity, and geopolitics - Pelkonen, Eeva-Liisa. (New Haven : Yale University Press, 2009)
Introduction: Geography of (Aalto's) architecture --Pt. 1. Making of a nation. In search of a national style ; Toward a cultural revival ; National identity in the age of mass culture -- Pt. 2. New geographies. Pan-European aspirations ; Being international ; Regional plans -- Pt. 3. Formal registers. Organic lines ; Geopolitics of fame ; Ambiguity -- Conclusion: Geopolitics of architecture.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-220) and index.
Keywords: Aalto, Alvar, -- 1898-1976 -- Criticism and interpretation; Architecture and society; Regionalism in architecture; International style (Architecture)