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Elissa Aalto (born Elsa Kaisa Mäkiniemi; 22 November 1922 – 12 April 1994) was a Finnish architect. Life. Elsa Mäkiniemi graduated in architecture from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1949, and the same year she joined the office of Alvar Aalto. They married in 1952, when she was 29 and he was 54, and they had no children together.
Elissa Aalto. Elsa-Kaisa Mäkiniemi (22.11.1922–12.4.1994) graduated as an architect in Helsinki in 1949 and commenced work at Alvar Aalto’s architect’s office in that same year. She began using the name Elissa after marrying Alvar Aalto in 1952. Elissa Aalto viewing architectural drawings.
Jan 26, 2022 · Elissa Aalto (née Elsa Mäkiniemi) graduated as an architect in 1949 and began working in Alvar Aalto’s architect’s office in the same year. At that time, the office was working on several architecture competitions and on some extensive public commissions in Finland and abroad.
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Architect Alvar Aalto worked in symphony with his partners-Aino Marsio Aalto, his first wife and professional partner until her death in 1949 and Elsa-Kaisa Mäkiniemi (Elissa Aalto), his second wife from 1952.
Apr 12, 1994 · Elissa Aalto (born Elsa Kaisa Mäkiniemi; 22 November 1922 – 12 April 1994) was a Finnish architect. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Life. Elsa Mäkiniemi graduated in architecture from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1949, and the same year she joined the office of Alvar Aalto.
Elissa Aalto worked as the principal designer of the office in the final years of Alvar Aalto. After Alvar’s death in 1976, she became the director of the Aalto office and the chairperson of Artek.
Nov 2, 2022 · Elissa Aalto's Centenary exhibition showcases the life's work of this talented and influential Finnish architect and designer from Sep to October 2022.