CONTENTS Acknowledgments7 Foreword, Markku Lahti 8 Alvar Aalto's Concept of Dwelling, Juhani Pallasmoa 10 Map of Sites 20 The 1920s: Classicism and Vernacular22 Nuora House, 1922 24 Alatalo Manor, 1923-24 30 Terho Manner House, 1923-26 36 Villa Vekara, 1924-25 44 The 1930s: Private Villas and Company Housing 50 Villa Tammekann, 1932-33 52 The Aalto House, 1935-36 60 Kantola, Manager's Residence, Sunila Company, 1936-3770 Foremen's Houses, Tampella Company, 1937 76 Mdntyla, Senior Engineer's House, Tampella Company, 193776 Villa Mairea, 1938-39 86 The 1940s: Standard Houses and Summer Cottages102 Asevelikyld, Housing for Ex-service Men (Standard Houses), 1940-41 104 Site Manager's House, A. Ahlstrom Company (VOK Standard Houses), 1946 110 Manager's House, 1945-46 116 Korpikoto Hunting Lodge, 1945 122 Villa Kihlman, 1947-48 128 Villa Manner, 1951-52 134 The 1950s: Experiments and Refinement 140 Muuratsalo Experimental House, 1952-53 142 Villa Lehmus, Site Manager's House, Typpi Company, 1955-56 154 Maison Carre, 1956-59 160 Semi-detached Houses, Enso-Gutzeit Company, 1958-60172 Site Engineer's House, Enso-Gutzeit Company, 1959-60172 Site Manager's House, Enso-Gutzeit Company, 1959-64172 The 1960s: Houses for Friends 184 Maison Aho, 1964-65 186 Villa Oksala, 1965-66, 1974 194 Villa Kokkonen, 1967-69 200 Villa Skeppet (Villa Schildt), 1969-70 208 Biographies218 Selected Works 220 Notes 222 Illustration Credits 224