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| The building designed by Aalto that best represents his interpretation of Corbu's five points is the |
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| What was the inspiration for Aalto's design of the Finnish pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair |
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| What did Aalto say the reason was for his incorporating a courtyard in many of his projects |
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| Gives the clients something for nothing |
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| List the two design decisions Aalto made in consideration of the comfort of the patients at the Paimio Sanitarium |
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| Put radiant heating panel in the ceilings, designed sinks that made no noise so as to not wake the other patients |
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| Aalto's first International Style building was the |
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| Aalto's first use of the undulating surface of wood slats was in what building |
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| The bent-wood "Paimio Chair" was designed by |
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| What new science apparently had a great influence on Asplund's designs |
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| Why did Asplund incorporate spaces with skewed (non-parallel) walls in his early houses |
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| picked up from vernacular architecture, created a user-oriented composition |
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| The name of the firm founded by Maire and Hary Gullichsen to market Aalto-designed home furnishings is |
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| Describe the two design criteria used by Aalto to determine the longitudinal section of the meeting hall in the library in Viipuri |
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a. acoustics
b. separating stacks |
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| Describe Aalto's use of colors on the exterior of the Paimio Sanitarium |
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| applied color to the top levels where cut back on the exterior (ship-inspired) |
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| Which space is used by Aalto as the high point of visual anchor of the massing composition in Villa Mairea |
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