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| The formal pivot point of the composition in the Otaniemi Technical Institute is the |
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| The formal pivot point of the massing in the Saynatsalo Town Hall is the |
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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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| 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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| Discuss the reasons for the final configuration of the floor plan of the Vuoksenniska Church |
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| Come in on the side of the worship space, forced to look at the altar, 3 small spaces in Sunday school, can't afford classrooms so concrete partitions |
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| Describe the ideas behind the massing of the Baker House |
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| faces campus, orthogonal faces river, undulating curve |
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| What did Aalto do in the National Pensions Institute to articulate the massing of the building so that it reads as interpenetrating masses rather than a continuous volume |
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| facades that don't quite line up |
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| Which of the following buildings designed by Alvar Aalto marked his departure from the International Style |
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