Publisher's Synopsis
The Finnish architects Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) and Elissa Aalto (1922-1994) are counted among the most prolific and widely admired modernists of all time. Exquisitely skilled in handling light and natural materials, and in crafting intimate connections between landscape, building and urban space, the Aaltos are renowned worldwide for their concept of 'humane' modernism. The exhibition Alvar Aalto in Germany: Drawing Modernism, held at the Museum of Architectural Drawing, presented in collaboration with the Alvar Aalto Foundation in Finland, shows over 70 original drawings by the Aaltos and their eponymous architectural studio.
