The Alvar Alto House in the district of Munkkiniemi was the building where the famed architect developed most of his life with Aino Aalto.
Completed in 1933, the Paimio Sanatorium is a former tuberculosis sanatorium (now a hospital) designed by architect Alvar Aalto.
Finnish architect Alvar Aalto was a pioneer of modern architecture and design, especially in his use of organic, naturally derived materials. When he...
The Alvar Alto House in the district of Munkkiniemi was the building where the famed architect developed most of his life with Aino Aalto.
Day 2 of Architecture Week and Coffee with an Architecture looks at Saynatsalo Town Hall by Alvar Aalto
Image 3 of 12 from gallery of AD Classics: Villa Mairea / Alvar Aalto. Photograph by Alvar Aalto
Aalto suunnitteli vuosikymmenten varrella useita yksityistaloja ystävilleen. Niissä kaikissa välittyy vahvasti asukkaiden tai perheen henkilökohtainen suhde kotiinsa. Merkittävin ystäville suunnitelluista kodeista on Villa Mairea (1938-1939), joka rakennettiin A. Ahlström Oy:n johtajalle ja hänen vaimolleen, Harry ja Maire Gullichsenille Noormarkun ruukin alueelle.
Villa Mairea in Finland is an iconic house built in 1939 as a modern residence for Maire and Harry Gullichsen, who were ardent lovers and promoters of art.
Alvar Aalto, one of Finland’s greatest architects, made modernist masterpieces with a human touch.
Tal día como hoy del año 1952, Alvar Aalto y Elissa Mäkiniemi se casaban y así se consolidaba uno de los “matrimonios arquitectónicos” más interesantes del siglo XX. De esta forma, Alvar Aalto, en segundas nupcias, comenzaba su fructífera época roja. Así que, si os apetece, os invitamos a leer este artículo que hemos escrito, desde Stepienybarno, sobre una de las primeras obras que realizaron juntos: la casa experimental de Muuratsalo.
The Kunsten Museum of Modern Art is a museum in Aalborg, Denmark, housed in an iconic building designed by Alvar Aalto in the 1960s
Explore Alvar Aalto's architectural marvel - the Viipuri Library. This in-depth analysis reveals the unique design philosophy, architectural innovation, restoration journey, and enduring legacy of this iconic structure, painting a picture of Aalto's profound influence on the evolution of modern architecture.
the competition entry enhances the continuity between the two museums, while connecting them to the new ruusupuisto square.
Alvar Aalto - Centro culturale di Wolfsburg, Germania, 1958-1962
Architects: Alvar Aalto. Location: Wolfsburg, Germany. Year: 1962. Photography: wikiarchitecture, various.
Alvar Aalto biography - Alvar Aalto, a modern architect, was born in Finland on 3 February 1898. His love for drawing dragged him to an architecture school named Helsinki
During the construction of the town hall in nearby Säynätsalo, Alvar and Elissa Aalto discovered an attractive lakeshore site for their summer house. They built ...
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Aalto was one of fifty-three internationally renowned architects from fourteen countries who were invited in 1955 to design a block of flats for the 1957 Interbau Exhibition. The drawings for his first ‘Vorprojekt Haus 19’ are dated February 1955, and show a twelve-storey block with an asymmetrical ground plan and ten apartments per storey. Alvar Aaalto […]
The international competition to link the Alvar Aalto Museum with the Museum of Central Finland presented a unique opportunity to rethink both museums and explore Alvar Aalto’s architectural legacy. Through a refined abstraction of his
Fotografías: Oriol Gómez Texto: Karl Flieg Edificio Principal de la Escuela Politécnica de Otaniemi Proyecto 1955 | Construcción 1961-1964 En uno de los lados del edificio existe un espacio reservado a la circulación de vehículos; al otro lado, la zona de peatones desciende en terrazas hacia el parque uniendo los alojamientos con el edificio principal. Fotografías: Oriol Gómez Texto: Karl Flieg Edificio Principal de la Escuela Politécnica de Otaniemi Proyecto 1955 | Construcción 1961-1964 En uno de los lados del edificio existe un espacio reservado a la circulación de vehículos; al otro lado, la zona de peatones desciende en terrazas hacia el parque uniendo los alojamientos con el edificio principal.
Completed in 1933, the Paimio Sanatorium is a former tuberculosis sanatorium (now a hospital) designed by architect Alvar Aalto.
As a student, Marie-José Van Hee knew Alvar Aalto's Maison Louis Carré through plans in a book. But on her first visit she found its mix of intimacy and display hit exactly the right note
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Image 9 of 44 from gallery of AD Classics: Viipuri Library / Alvar Aalto. Looking toward the central circulation desk. Image Courtesy of The Finnish Committee for the Restoration of Viipuri Library
Biblioteca di Viipuri, 1930 - 1935, Vyborg, Russia. Disegni CAD 2D dwg piante, sezioni e prospetti scala 1:100
The Finnish Committee for the Restoration of the Viipuri Library with the Central City Alvar Aalto Library in Vyborg recently won the 2014 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize for restoring Alvar Aalto's historic Vii...
