Acanthus 1992 deals with early Finnish modernism and focuses on standardisation. The theme is closely related to the life’s work of Aulis Blomstedt, for the first time surveyd as a whole by Juhani Pallasmaa in this book. Included is also a complete catalogue of Blomstedt’s works, compiled by Erkki Vanhakoski. Alvar Aalto’s early standard-based designs are presented by Elina Standertskjöld. In addition to the Finnish studies, the book includes a writing by the Russian Vladimir Degtyarov on the townscape of Jekaterinburg.