Alvar Aalto

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (Kuortane, 3 February 1898 – Helsinki, May 11, 1976) was a Finnish modernist architect and industrial designer. Aalto was one of the first and most influential architects of the modern movement in Scandinavia. He was a member of the CIAM (Congrès international d'Architecture Moderne). Important works of Alvar Aalto in Helsinkiare the Finlandiahal, the Town Hall in Säynätsalo and the campus of the Helsinki University of technology. Most of its buildings are located throughout Finland, but also outside are several of his designs realized, among others in Germany and the United States.

In addition, he was also known for his designs for furniture and glassware. World famous is the Aaltovaas (1936). The vase is based on a series of sketches of Aalto, calledEskimoerindens skinnbyxa (the leather pants of an Eskimo woman). The sketches were made following a design competition organised by the Karhula-Iittala glass factories.This company is then also start producing the vase[1]. Aalto is also the man behind the Artekmeubelen.



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[hide] *1 life and work  ==Life and work[ Edit] == Aalto was born in Kuortane in Finland. He studied architecture in Helsinki between 1916 and 1921. In 1923 he set up a private architectural Office in Jyväskylä. In 1924, he married the architect Aino Marsio, later called Aino Aalto, and would die in 1949. During their honeymoon to Italy, he became fascinated by the Mediterranean, a fascination that always has remained a major influence on his work. ==Style Attributes[ Edit] == Aalto's designs are characterized by their functionalism. Typical of Aalto are spaces that blend, curved walls and the ingenious application of different materials (such as wood, reinforced concrete, steel, ...) in a building. ===Important buildings[ Edit] ===
 * 2 style characteristics
 * 2.1 important buildings
 * 3 external links
 * 3.1 Archives
 * 3.2 Catalogues
 * 3.3 Buildings
 * 1921 - 1923: Bell Tower, Kauhajärvi, Finland
 * 1924 - 1928: municipal hospital, Alajärvi, Finland
 * 1926 - 1929: Defensiestaf building, Jyväskylä, Finland
 * 1927: municipal library, Viipuri (now Vyborg, Russia). New drawings date from 1928, 1929, 1933; the building is made to last drawings from 1934 - 1935
 * 1928 - 1929, 1930: Turun Sanomatnewspapers Tower, Turku, Finland
 * 1928 - 1929: sanatorium, Paimio, Finland
 * 1934: Corso Theatre, restaurant Interior, Zürich, Switzerland
 * 1939: Finnish Pavilion, world exhibition
 * 1947 - 1948: Baker House, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
 * 1949 - 1966: Helsinki University of technology, Espoo, Finland
 * 1952 - 1958: Cultural Center, Helsinki, Finland
 * 1958 - 1987: town centre, Seinäjoki, Finland
 * 1958 - 1972: North Jutland art museum, Aalborg, Denmark
 * 1961 - 1965: regional library of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
 * 1962 - 1971: Finlandiahal, Helsinki, Finland
 * 1963 - 1965: building for Västmanland-Dala students association, Uppsala, Sweden
 * 1962: Central high-rise satellite city of the "Neue Vahr", Bremen, Germany
 * 1970: Mount Angel Abbey Library, Mount Angel, Oregon
 * 1988: Aalto Theatre, Essen, Germany (completed posthumously)