Alvar Aalto: Technology and Nature
Alvar Aalto: Technology and Nature

Alvar Aalto: Technology and Nature

6.0

0 hr 59 min

1987-12-28

1

The Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) is one of the great figures of modern architecture, ranked alongside Gropius, Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe. This film analyses Aalto’s uniquely successful resolution of the demands and possibilities created by new technology and construction materials with the need to make his buildings sympathetic both to their users and to their natural surroundings. His inventive use of timber in particular represents both a reference to the forest landscape of Finland and a building material that is ‘warm’ and extremely adaptable. Filmed in Finland, Italy, Germany and the USA, this documentary shows how the Finnish natural environment and art traditions were essential elements in Aalto’s pioneering harmonization of technology and nature.

Documentary

Trailers

Characters

Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto

Himself (Archive footage)

Maire Gullichsen

Maire Gullichsen

Herself

Elissa Aalto

Elissa Aalto

Herself

Similar Movies

Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos

2016-09-08

Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City

1968-01-01

Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto

2012-03-31

La restanza

2021-10-23

Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

2016-12-27

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

2018-10-18

Architecture of Infinity

2019-01-31

Cologne Cathedral: The French Cathedral on the Rhine

2024-09-21

The Oyler House: Richard Neutra's Desert Retreat

2012-02-25

Paris, the Mystery of the Disappeared Palace

2023-09-07

Bauhaus 100

2019-08-21

One Big Home

2017-07-14

Fading City

2020-12-16

Gaudi, Catalunya

1959-01-01

Moriyama-San

2017-03-23

Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark

2019-04-12

The Hermits

2019-05-20

Valldaura: A Quarantine Cabin

2022-07-24

The Gateway Arch: A Reflection of America

2006-08-19

Mitterrand, président culturel

2021-05-12