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Sep 5, 2021 · Finnish architect Alvar Aalto was a pioneer of modern architecture and design, especially in his use of organic, naturally derived materials. When he decided to embark on a career as an...
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (pronounced [ˈhuːɡo ˈɑlʋɑr ˈhenrik ˈɑːlto]; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware , as well as sculptures and paintings.
Selection of architecture by Alvar Aalto: photos and drawings of the major sites.
May 9, 2024 · Alvar Aalto (born Feb. 3, 1898, Kuortane, Fin., Russian Empire—died May 11, 1976, Helsinki, Fin.) was a Finnish architect, city planner, and furniture designer whose international reputation rests on a distinctive blend of modernist refinement, indigenous materials, and personal expression in form and detail.
Apr 3, 2016 · 1. Jyväskylä University Building (1951) 2. House of Culture (1955) 3. Säynätsalo Town Hall (1949) 4. Stephanuskirche (1968) 5. Viipuri Library (1935) The library was awarded the 2014 Modernism...
Alvar Aalto, the renowned Finnish architect, designer, and town planner, forged a remarkable synthesis of romantic and pragmatic ideas. His work reflects a deep desire to humanize architecture through an unorthodox handling of form and materials that was both rational and intuitive.
Oct 28, 2010 · Completed in 1939 in Noormarkku, Finland. A collage of materials amongst the trunks of countless birch trees in the Finnish landscape, the Villa Mairea built by Alvar Aalto in 1939 is a...
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