Academic Bookshop
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 | Academic Bookshop |
| Designer | Alvar Aalto |
| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Date | 1962 to 1969 |
| Building Type | retail, bookstore and offices |
| Climate | cold |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | Pohjoisesplanadi 39 |
| Notes | subtle facade modulation, sculptural roof lights. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Academic_Bookshop.html |
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Commentary
"Externally the building is a relatively straightforward copper-clad curtain wall. The brighter character of the Pohjois-Esplanadi is recognised by lining the window frames with strips of white marble. The two entrances off either street converge under an array of light fittings, from which leads the three-storey space of the bookshop tucked in behind other buildings. Three crystalline rooflights bring light into this volume, and indeed appear to have embedded themselves in the roof. The vertically striped balustrades of white marble seem to attenuate the height of the space and dominate the colourful display of books."
—David Dunster, ed. Architectural Monographs 4: Alvar Aalto. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. p63.
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Donald Corner and Jenny Young, University of Oregon. Slide from photographers' collection. PCD.2350.1012.1143.49. interior photo showing main floor, mezzanine, and expressed skylights.
David Dunster, ed. Alvar Aalto. London: St. Martin's Press, 1978. p63-65
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