Author: ed. Salokorpi Asko
Place: Helsinki
Publisher: Julkaisijat
Year: 1985
Pages: 224
ISBN: 951-9229-38-8
Source: Donated by Charles Correa Associates
Subject: Architecture
Sub-Subject: Modern Architecture
Keyword: Modernism
Classification: 720.9
Shelf: C4R4
Accession No: B817
Contents: Opening Address The Modernists and History Notes on Classical and Modern Themes in the Architecture of Mies Van Der Rohe and Auguste Perret The Transition from Classicism to Functionalism in Scandinavia Alvar Aalto and The Classical Tradition Modernism and Morality Asplund’s Villa Snellman; The Classical, The Vernacular and Modernism AlvarAato- A Non-Classical Perspective Modern Classicism A Personal View Closing Speech Contributors
Abstract: This collection investigates the interplay between classical architectural traditions and 20th-century modernism. Through essays on figures like Mies van der Rohe, Auguste Perret, and Alvar Aalto, it explores the shift from classicism to functionalism, with a special focus on Scandinavia and Helsinki. The works analyze how architects balanced historic forms with modern functionalist principles, addressing the moral, cultural, and aesthetic challenges of this transition. Themes include the reinterpretation of vernacular and classical motifs within modern design and varied personal views on modern classicism. Overall, the volume highlights how modern architecture both preserves and reshapes classical heritage, bridging past and present.