Alvar Aalto

One of the masters of modern architecture, Finland's Alvar Aalto was a prolific and influential architect and a gifted designer. Included in this significant addition to Universe's acclaimed architecture series are thirty Aalto projects, both built and unbuilt, including the Villa Mairea, the Town Hall at Saynatsalo, and the Baker Dormitory at MIT, along with furniture, sculpture, and lighting designs. Selected and analyzed by Aalto's official biographer, these works are profusely illustrated with color photography, drawings, and plans. Alvar Aalto: Master Works is published on the occasion of the centenary of Aalto's birth and a major exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art (Feb.-May 1998).