Alvar Aalto architect, 20: Maison Louis Carré 1956-63

After the Villa Mairea, the Maison Louis Carré is the m is carefully executed and detailed private homes designed by Alvar Aalto. Built t by a wealthy Parisian art dealer, the house is located in the small village of Bazoches-sur-Gyuonne, a l historic countryside near Versailles and Chartres. Although the Maison Louis Carré is an expression of Aalto in its m mature facet, it also embraces the youthful architectural ideas of his second wife, Elissa Aalto. 192 p.: photo, ill., plans and sections, 25 x 30 cm, paperbackText in English