The Idea of Building

Thought and action in the design and production of buildings

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Drawings by Alvar Aalto to demonstrate his principle of directed but shadowless light, as part of the design of the library in Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, formerly USSR). This focus of the design on the experience and work of the functioning person is central to Aalto's approach - a humane functionalism. In this instance, function is defined through the relationship of light to the act of reading. Photo courtesy of Museum of Finnish Architecture.

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