Finnish Pavilion by Aalto

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PROJECT CASE-STUDY

• Finnish Pavilion by Aalto
• Tuberculosis sanitarium by Aalto
• Johnson Wax by Wright
• TWA terminal, JFK by Saarinen
• Notre Dame De Haut by Le Corbusier

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Early post-modern architecture
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Tuberculosis sanatorium, Paimio Alvar Aalto,
1929-1933
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Roof gardens
Machine aesthetics
Ribbon windows
Raised platform (pilotis)
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Bending wood
Ergonometric considerations for patients
Stackable stools
Non-splashing sink
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Finnish Pavilion, New York Worlds Fair Alvar
Aalto 1939
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• Articulating modern open plans.
• Modern aesthetics Finnish ideals.

• Displays the products, people landscape of
  Finland

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Composing the individual elements into one
symphony
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Johnson Wax Building Frank L. Wright 1936-1939
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Starts from parking.
Ends at work room.
steel-reinforced "dendriform" (tree-shaped)
concrete columns
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Space is RELEASED
Space is COMPRESSED
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To articulate/ balance the OPEN PLAN In the work
room, Wright designed office workstations.
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TWA Terminal, Kennedy Airport, New York Euro
Saarinen (1952-62)
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Reinforced concreteZING!!!!
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Vessel of intense concentration and
meditation Cave-like Outdoor altar for mass
pilgrims (man nature)
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Re-create interiors of old churches Old and New
combined
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PLURALISTIC

• Modern principles but with context
• Context SITE REGION USAGE MATERIALS
• To obtain individual characterization of places
  buildings.
• Marks differences in regional character
• Genuis loci (spirit of the place)

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