Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Alvar Aalto and Kengo Kuma


ALVAR AALTO
1898-1976

Notable Works:
Summer House at Muuratsalo | Saynatsalo Town Hall | Villa Mairea | Seinajoki Town Hall | Seinajoki Library | Jyvaskyla University | Church of the Three Crosses, Vuokkseniska





KENGO KUMA
1954-

Notable Works:
Museum of Hiroshige Ando | Kiro-San Observatory, Yoshiumi | Water/Glass Guesthouse, Atami | Kitakami Canal Museum | Nasu History Museum | Stone Museum | Noh Stage in the Forest | Takayanagi Community Centre | Nasu History Museum | Great (Bamboo) Wall, Beijing




For further reading, have a look at:

Botond Bognar, "Kengo Kuma: Selected Works," Princeton Architectural Press
Richard Weston, "Alvar Aalto," Phaidon Press

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