Alvar Aalto and Urban Design

This book provides a fresh look at Alvar Aalto’s regional and community planning work, particularly the ways in which he incorporated sustainability, resiliency, energy, and health, and examines how contemporary architects and planners can learn from this approach for the betterment of 21st-century urban design and our future cities.

The Alvar Aalto Atelier planned and promoted regional development that combined ecological features, considered density, and offered a framework for informality...