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Alvar Aalto: Architecture, Modernity, and Geopolitics

Written by David Fischer

In her new book on modern architectural legend Alvar Aalto, Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen considers the Aalto's oeuvre in context of his cultural and intellectual milieu. Alvar Aalto: Architecture, Modernity, and Geopolitics investigates Aalto's writings with an unprecedented focus. Pelkonen is the chair of the Master of Architectural Design program at Yale University. The book is out from Yale University Press.

David Fischer

I am the founder of Highsnobiety.com. I started the blog right out of college in 2005 and I am still as passionate and involved as I was on the first day. While I do not write as much anymore, you will still find the occasional article on the site with my name on it.

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