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| The formal pivotal point of the massing in the Saynatsalo Town Hall is: |
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| the council room at the top of the composition, giving it the angular form |
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| The formal pivotal point of the composition in the Otaniemi Technical Institute is: |
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| the lecture hall/amphitheater |
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| List 3 points of human contact in buildings that Aalto exploited with a change of materials: |
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| The building usually credited as the inspiration for the design of the interview floor in Aalto's National Pension Institute is: |
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| What did Aalto do in the National Pension Institute to articulate the massing of the building so that it reads as interpreting masses rather than a continuous volume? |
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| Different window heights for the different parts of the building so the facades don't line up exactly |
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| The best example of Aalto's undulating wall in his American buildings is: |
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| The fan-shaped plan is a typical scheme in the planning of many buildings designed by: |
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| Discuss the reasons for the final configuration of the floor plan of the Vuoksenniska Church: |
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| Sanctuary can be split into smaller parts to also be used as classrooms |
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| Sketch the cross-section of a reading room in a typical Aalto-designed library: |
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| Reading room is at lower level (womb-like) |
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| Which building by Aalto was the first to use wood in any significant way, marking his move away from pure functionalism? |
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| Describe the ideas behind the massing of the Baker House: |
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| Corner site: the part that faces campus gets a more orthogonal orientation (the common rooms face campus), while the other side faces the river and echoes the undulating curve (bedrooms are facing the river) |
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| Which building by Aalto marked his attempt to transcend the International Style? What is the reason for your answer? |
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| The Baker House, because the red brick of the exterior breaks away from the norm of white stucco for the International Style |
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