Labour of love sheds new light on master

2007-02-16T00:00:00

Living room at Villa Mairea, Ban’s favourite Aalto building.

“It hasn’t been enjoyable. It’s been very difficult,” says Shigeru Ban about his role putting together the exhibition on Alvar Aalto, opening next week at The Barbican.

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