ALVAR AALTO TOWN HALL AT SAYNATSALO
1950-61ALVAR AALTO
OF there architects conideved to Wave been pioneers of modern archteclwre,
the works of Fim Lloyd Wright and Avar Aalio wos closely covrespond
with the, proposition advacaled™ in part one of tits laook, Pra architecture
rete feat acon chon pegreanaic reqinates, the Gans
loci and the cullen whic the avchitechwe exists
TB some extent this is tre of Le Covmsiers work, Wut hi» beliet in
wniversal toluhons leading, to Standardization and bis avtstic as opposed to
loulding’ approach to desig, place his oulpvt culside the celal concerns
af Wright ad Aalto, ‘eact of! whom made a significant conbilution bo
Me doinestic ovcitecte within his own clare” a this, these avehitects
con lve compared wit Lulyens, who in his early, lenses \sivilar
proposed a arcitechwe viched ia Wis mative. laiid and owing inepivakon
to woth lawancape and tvadition
However, with vegad to the tvaditioual avchtechare within thsiv vespective.
ealures, a wajsr pov of depariwe for lots Wright and Aallo was the
denve |e enadish’ a fresh approach to Hhe madipvlation of internal
space, and especially to vedefne Ine relationship between whey andl citer
apace.
a the case of Wright and dalle, Mase explorations veouted i whet has been
Uerwed on argon avcilecure, in’ which tne elemental organization eespond> fo
intel veapivaments and external contions simultaneonsly, each avehitecl sezking
lo lack We building to ths tamediate lopograryIn 20 dana, each architect uses a different kind of rel Wrights,
i gc a tad foe,
id unity ay a divect reouit of the geomeliy itself. This i evident m vis
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Gaited work, by comparivon, is move velaved, less geometvcaly delerministc
‘and more walledole, covcerivating paicviarly on how enseoles “wleract wits
the landscape. Tiere 1s an ter ao well os on ovter fladitey br te wou
lemert> ewe into each they, conesponding, closely to D’Aray Werdworth
TPoompsons déacription of cell grontht Ratio offen antner» nin eleweals around
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