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| Why did Asplund incorporate spaces with skewed walls in his early houses? |
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| psychological perception changes (forced perspective) |
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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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| What new science apparently had a great influence on Asplund's designs? |
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| Aalto's first International Style building was: |
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| The building designed by Aalto that best represents his interpretation of Corbusier's five points is: |
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| What was the inspiration for Aalto's design of the interior of the Finish pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair? |
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| The undulating wave of the northern lights |
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| What did Aalto say his reason was for incorporating a courtyard in many of his projects? |
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| Give clients something for nothing because courtyards are free |
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| Aalto's first use of the undulating surface of wood slats was in what building? |
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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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1. Undulating curve in the acoustical ceiling
2. Different kinds of chairs for hierarchy |
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| Which space is used by Aalto as the high point or visual anchor of the massing composition in Villa Mairea? |
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| Sketch the overall site plan of the Woodlawn Cemetery Crematorium, noting both pedestrian and vehicular approaches: |
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| Sketch the overall site plan of the Paimio Sanitarium |
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| Describe Aalto's use of colors on the exterior of the Paimio Sanitarium: |
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| starts with a white box, then any time he cuts in to it uses a color. Shows additive and subtractive elements |
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| List two design decisions Aalto made in consideration of the comfort of the patients at the Paimio Sanitarium: |
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1. Light reflecting boards to reduce glare
2. Radiant Heating |
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| The bent-wood "Paimio Chair" was designed by: |
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