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The birth and development of clinical physiology in Finland. [PDF]

open access: yesClin Physiol Funct Imaging, 2022
Abstract The specialty of clinical physiology was established in Finland about 20 years later than in Sweden. In the early 1960s, six physicians working mainly in preclinical departments of physiology were certified as specialists in clinical physiology. Many of the first specialists working in hospitals received specialist training in Sweden.
Laitinen T   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

['Artek and Alvar Aalto']

open access: yesDocomomo Journal, 2012
Artek was founded in November 1935. The name of the company, Art + Technology, reflects its objectives and methods of operation. The intention was to offer to its wide range of customers, practical, economical, hygienic and above all Modern furniture that reflected its own time.
Mia Hipeli
doaj   +4 more sources

Humanizing Modern Architecture: The Role of Das Japanische Wohnhaus in Alvar Aalto′s Design for His Own House and Studio in Riihitie

open access: yesJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2017
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)
Ke Song
exaly   +2 more sources

Reprise and Continuity in Alvar Aalto′s Design Process for Three Churches

open access: yesJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2018
This article makes extensive use of undated archived sketches and drawings as key primary materials for studying Alvar Aalto′s design process. Expanding on previous work focused solely on Vuoksenniska Church, three of Aalto′s churches from the 1950s are ...
Mihoko Ando
exaly   +2 more sources

Alvar Aalto and Cultural Memory

open access: yesJoelho, 2022
This article examines the meanings of the past which Aalto wanted to transpose into his architecture – what I term cultural memory. I search for their points of origin in Aalto’s education and travels, in particular his impressions of the Acropolis in ...
Aino Niskanen
doaj   +3 more sources

Alvar Aalto and Humanizing of Architecture

open access: yesJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to review Aalto's design conception on the basis of his critique of technology-oriented rationalism.
Hyon-Sob Kim
exaly   +3 more sources

What to Do With Alvar Aalto? [PDF]

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Forum, 2014
In Finland the influence of the Alvar Aalto has been very strong. It is not easy to say, what to do with Alvar Aalto and his buildings? Let’s take three cases: Library in Vyborg was built just before the Second World War. The former Finnish town was after the war one part of the Soviet Union. During the soviet era the building was in very bad condition.
exaly   +2 more sources

Villa Mairea. El racionalismo nórdico de Alvar Aalto

open access: yesLimaq, 2015
El presente análisis aborda una de las obras más representativas de la vivienda unifamiliar moderna: la Villa Mairea, del arquitecto nórdico Alvar Aalto.
Giuliana Godoy-Vera
exaly   +3 more sources

Alvar Aalto mainonnan häilyvällä rajalla

open access: yesEnnen ja Nyt: Historian Tietosanomat
Tässä artikkelissa esitän, että Alvar Aallon markkinointitapojen perustana oli 1920-luvun uusi amerikkalainen psykologinen mainonta. Uutena lähteenä tähän käytän Aallon ystävän Gustaf Strengellin vuonna 1924 julkaistua kirjaa Nykyajan ilmoitusreklaami ...
Asko Mäkelä
doaj   +2 more sources

‘Interconnected Groups’: Alvar Aalto’s Competition for the Pohjola Office Building, Helsinki, 1964-65 [PDF]

open access: yesAthens Journal of Architecture, 2023
This article analyses the Alvar Aalto office’s competition entry for the Pohjola Office Building, Helsinki (2nd prize, 1964-65, unbuilt), named Maiandros. Aalto described the unique plan for this office building – with connected towers placed on a podium
Miguel Borges de Araújo
doaj   +1 more source

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