Title: Acanthus
Subtitle: Art of Standards
Description: Acanthus 1992 deals with early Finnish modernism and focuses on standardisation. The theme is closely related to the life’s work of Aulis Blomstedt, for the first time surveyd as a whole by Juhani Pallasmaa in this book. Included is also a complete catalogue of Blomstedt’s works, compiled by Erkki Vanhakoski. Alvar Aalto’s early standard-based designs are presented by Elina Standertskjöld. In addition to the Finnish studies, the book includes a writing by the Russian Vladimir Degtyarov on the townscape of Jekaterinburg.
Subjects: Architecture, Standards
Places: Finland, Yekaterinburg (Russia)
People: Aulis blomstedt, Juhani Pallasmaa, Erkki Vanhakoski, Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), Elina Standertskjöld, Vladimir Degtyarov