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Stage set for S.O.S.

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Description: Stage set for S.O.S.
TitleStage set for S.O.S.
Creator nameAalto, Alvar
Creator nationality/cultureFinnish
Creator roleArchitect
Creation dateUnknown
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsUnknown
LocationTurku, Finland
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsArchitecture--FinlandTheater architectureModern movement (Architecture)
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Chapter 4: Pan-European Aspirations
Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen
Description: Alvar Aalto: Architecture, Modernity, and Geopolitics
Alvar Aalto: Architecture, Modernity, and Geopolitics
During Aalto’s student years, Helsinki had little in common with the predominantly rural, Finnish-speaking inland territory...
Author
Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2009 by Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen
Related print edition pages: pp.75-91
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00347.5
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-23387&redirecttoanchor=93123
Chapter subject tags:Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976International style (Architecture)Architecture, Modern--20th centuryArchitecture--Finland--20th centuryModern movement (Architecture)--20th century

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http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O3507/savoy-vase-aalto-alvar/
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