Aalto-DD 1/20169HSTFMG*agfgih+ ISBN 978-952-60-6568-7 (printed)
ISBN 978-952-60-6569-4 (pdf)
ISSN-L 1799-4934
ISSN 1799-4934 (printed)
ISSN 1799-4942 (pdf)
Aalto University
School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Department of Architecture
books.aalto.fi
http://www.aalto.fiBUSINESS +
ECONOMY
ART +
DESIGN +
ARCHITECTURE
SCIENCE +
TECHNOLOGY
CROSSOVER
DOCTORAL
DISSERTATIONS
ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
:
ALVAR AALTO’S PAIMIO SANATORIUM
In her study Architecture and Technology: Alvar Aalto’s
Paimio Sanatorium Marianna Heikinheimo, Master of Science
(Architecture), Master of Arts (Fine Arts), analyses a building
project, progressive for its time. She asks, how did Aalto manage
to reconcile international ideology and local building culture in
Finland where the degree of industrialisation in the building
sector was relatively low in the early 1930s, and in what ways
were the avant-gardist ideas translated into practical solutions?
This book examines what happens to architecture during the
process of planning and construction when the outcome is
affected by several contributors and local circumstances. The
study, within the field of architectural history, presents extensive
empirical evidence, unveiling the roles of the client, the design
engineers, building part manufacturers and contractors, as well
as the professional tactics to which the architect resorted to
achieve his objectives.