Humanizing modern architecture: The role of Das Japanische Wohnhaus in Alvar Aalto’s design for his own house and studio in Riihitie

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2017

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en

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8
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JOURNAL OF ASIAN ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING ENGINEERING, Volume 16, issue 1

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The role of traditional Japanese houses and gardens in Finnish architect Alvar Aalto's (1898-1976) career is often mentioned but without an in-depth study. This article analyzes and compares Aalto's design for his own house and studio in Riihitie (1935-6) and his reading of Japan, particularly through Tetsuro Yoshida's 1935 Das Japanische Wohnhaus (The Japanese House).

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Alvar Aalto, Das Japanische Wohnhaus, Tetsuro Yoshida, Traditional Japanese houses and gardens

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Chiu, C Y, Niskanen, A & Song, K 2017, ' Humanizing modern architecture : The role of Das Japanische Wohnhaus in Alvar Aalto’s design for his own house and studio in Riihitie ', Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 1-8 . https://doi.org/10.3130/jaabe.16.1