(Shih Chien University, 2017) Chiu, C.; Aboutalebi, H.
The role of traditional Japanese houses and gardens in Finnish architect Alvar Aalto's (1898-
1976) career is often mentioned but without an in-depth study. This article analyzes and compares
Aalto's design for his own house and studio in Riihitie (1935-6) and his reading of Japan,
particularly through Tetsuro Yoshida's 1935 Das Japanische Wohnhaus (The Japanese House).
