Aalto & Others
- Journey through Finland surveying the works of Alvar Aalto, ‘the poet of International Modernism’.
- Study also some major buildings by other twentieth-century Finnish architects and look at other areas of design and art.
- Four hotels and quite a lot of travelling, through understated beauty of forest and lake.
- Led by an architect who worked in Aalto’s office.
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5–12 July 2008
7 days •
£1,680
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Berlin: New Architecture
- Europe's biggest concentration of contemporary architecture.
- The list of architects virtually comprises a roll-call of the world's leading architectural practices.
- Access to private places, and time for some of the standard sights.
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5–8 June 2008
3 days •
£940
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Dutch Modern
- New buildings and icons of twentieth century architecture in perhaps the country with the highest quality of urbanism and the built environment.
- The lecturer runs her own practice which specialises in building contemporary museums, galleries and houses.
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15–20 July 2008
5 days •
£1,580
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West Coast Architecture
- The whole gamut of architecture, 1908–2007, some of it usually closed to the public.
- Great landscapes, from desert to coast and into the Napa Valley.
- Stunning journey by rail from L.A. to San Francisco through countryside not seen by road.
- 4 bases: Pheonix, La Jolla (San Diego), L.A., San Francisco.
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6–18 September 2008
12 days •
£3,960
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