I’ve heard Alvar Aalto described as a highbrow precursor to IKEA (which is emphatically not a Finnish company, by the way), but I’ve always appreciated how warm and welcoming his designs seem when compared to the imposing angles of other modernist architecture. The NYRBlog has a nice appreciation, as well as a qualified defense of his political sympathies during World War 2.
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Great link. Thanks, Will.Report