The book Houses in Finland presents 33 individually designed
homes – each representing the Finnish dream of living close to nature.
But how is such a dream realised? The Finnish climate requires buildings
with technically excellent construction solutions, such as well
insulated walls, triple glazing, and roofs that can take heavy snow
loads. The houses presented in the book are thus all superbly
functioning design solutions.
Houses in Finland is the most
extensive book ever published presenting the architecture of Finnish
single-family houses. It offers useful information and practical beauty
for all those fascinated by such houses, for those dreaming of owning
one, and for designers and students in the field of building.
Alvar Aalto – The Mark of the Hand
The first book to reveal Alvar Aalto’s working process
“One of Aalto’s skills was to find good people to work with,
sympathetic people who were on the same wavelength with him, who could
work in the same spirit.”
“When we entered the Tiilimäki studio as new colleagues, we were
immediately infected by the strong personality of the maestro.
Gradually, hopelessly, we became, more or less, small Alvar Aaltos.”
Finnish architect Alvar Aalto is one of the great masters of
architecture. His distinctly recognisable and original mark of the hand
conveys a viewpoint emphasising humanity and beauty – a viewpoint that
is still appreciated throughout the world. Unique material gathered from
conversations with Aalto’s employees – architects, model-builders,
interior designers and secretaries – has now been published as a book,
Alvar Aalto – The Mark of the Hand.
Hermann Kaufmann - Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010
Rakennustieto is publishing now for the sixth time a monograph on the
work of the architect awarded the international Spirit of Nature Wood
Architecture Award. The 2010 winner is Austrian architect... Read more » Villas & Saunas in Finland – new, extended edition
An interest in the architecture of summer villas, their interiors and particularly energy saving and sustainable solutions is clearly on the increase. Villas and Saunas in Finland, first published in 2007, is now available in a new, extended edition. The new edition includes eight extra projects, featuring energy saving and low emission solutions for holiday home construction. The principles of ecological building have also been taken into consideration in the projects featured in the first edition of the book.
The theme of the Play Music playing cards is classical music. Decorative
Clubs for the Baroque; clear-cut Diamonds for Vienna Classicism;
Hearts, the symbol of love, for Romanticism; and dramatic Spades...
Read more » Alvar Aalto Library in Vyborg - Saving a Modern Masterpiece
This book presents architect Alvar Aalto’s famous library in Vyborg, Russia, and the international efforts since 1994 to restore it. Read more » Brochure »
