**9. Acknowledgment**

The author wants to recognize the help of the following people: Miss Patricia Karlsson of the National Pension Institution of Helsinki, who was instrumental in revealing Aalto's mastery of light; the kindness and assistance of Professor Mojita Navvab of the University of Michigan are deeply appreciated. Among many other favours, he granted access to MacAllister's original papers. Karma, my research group of the University of Seville was extremely supportive, especially Professors Jesus Pulido and Viggo Castilla; and in Japan, Professor Tetsushi Okumura of the University of Nagoya has always been helpful.

Finally, it is the author's wish to praise the Japanese people for their tenacity and profound respect of Nature, regardless of the tragic blows that She may inflict on this beloved land.
