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Aalto’s Principles of Urban Space and Planning in connection to William Wurster and Lewis Mumford

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Il saggio affronta il tema dei principi sullo spazio urbano e sul progetto urbano di Alvar Aalto, in rapporto alla influenza di Willam Wurster a Lewis Mumford. Aalto ha fatto circa 50 progetti urbanistici, molti dei quali poco conosciuti dagli studiosi. Essi variano da progetti contestuali dentro la città a progetti residenziali, centri civici, università, cimiteri, piani regionali. Sia in Finlandia, che soprattutto durante i soggiorni di Aalto in USA i contatti di Aalto e Wurster sono conosciuti, quelli con Mumford inevitabili. I progetti urbani e gli scritti di Aalto sono analizzati in relazione a quest duplice influenza. The paper focuses on Aalto's principles about urban space and planning in connection to the influence of William Wurster and Lewis Mumford. Aalto made about 50 urban plans, many of which are not very known to scholars. They vary between contextual projects within the city, residential projects, civic centers, campus planning, cemeteries, and regional plans. During his stay in USA and also in Finland, contacts between Aalto and Wurster are known, while contacts with Mumford must have been unavoidable. Nevertheless, a reciprocal influence with Mumford is quite thinkable. Aalto's urban designs and writings are focused in connection to this twofold connection.