Alvar Aalto: Ten Selected Houses

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Because my father lives in Finland, I have had the opportunity to visit many of Aalto's buildings. In downtown Helsinki you can barely throw a rock without hitting an Aalto, but those public buildings are, in my opinion, of much less interest than the architect's houses—which are truly masterful. The ten homes in this book are exquisitely photographed, and a great effort is made to document both context and minute details. —Sam Grawe