Alvar Aalto
Kuortane, Finland, 3.2.1898 - Helsinki, Finland, 11.5.1976 (Kuortane, Finlandia, 3.2.1898 - Helsinki, Finlandia, 11.5.1976)
Official site: Alvar Aalto Foundation
Info (Informazioni)
1898 born at Kuortane on February 3rd1916 matriculation from Jyväskylä Classical Lyceum
1921 diploma of architecture at the Institute of Technology, Helsinki
1923-27 private architectural office in Jyväskylä (from 1924 in collaboration with Aino Aalto)
1924 married to architect Aino Marsio (1894-1949)
1927-33 private architectural office in Turku
1933- private architectural office in Helsinki
1943-58 Chairman of the Association of Finnish Architects SAFA (Honorary Member since 1958)
1946-48 Professor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. (Cambridge, USA)
1952 married to architect Elissa Mäkiniemi
1955- member of the Finnish Academy (Emeritus Member since 1968)
1963-68 President of the Finnish Academy
1976 died in Helsinki on May 11th
Most important projects (Progetti principali)
Aalto's parents' house renovation, demolished, Alajävi, Finland, 1918 - 1919 Kauhajärvi Church, belltower, Kauhajärvi, Finland, 1921 - 1923 Industrial Exhibition, Tampere, Finland, 1922 Apatment building, Jyväskylä, Finland, 1924 - 1925 Civil Guard Buildings, Seinäjoki, Finland, 1924 - 1926 Summer house, Karstula, Finland, 1925 Casa Laurén, Jyväskylä, Finland, 1925 Villa Flora, Alajävi, Finland, 1926 Municiplal Library, Viipuri, Russia, 1927 - 1935
Sanatorium, Sanatorio, Paimio, Finland, 1929 - 1933 Terrace House, Kauttua, Finland, 1937 - 1938 Villa Mairea Gullichsen, Noormarkku, Finland, 1938 - 1939 Finnish Pavilion NY, New York, United States of America, 1939 Baker House Dormitory MIT, Cambridge, United States of America, 1947 - 1949 Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Helsinki, Finland, 1949 - 1974 Otaniemi Institute of Technology, Otaniemi, Finland, 1949 - 1964 Säynätsalo Town Hall, Säynätsalo, Finland, 1950 - 1952 Experimental House, Muuratsalo, Finland, 1952 - 1953 National Pensions Building, Helsinki, Finland, 1953 - 1956 Studio Aalto, Munkkiniemi, Finland, 1953 - 1956 Church of Vuoksenniska, Imatra, Finland, 1955 - 1958 Maison Louis Carré, Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, France, 1956 - 1959 Cultural Centre of Wolsburg and Community Centre, Wolfburg, Germany, 1956 - 1959 The Museum of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland, 1957 - 1962 Town Centre, Seinäjoki, Finland, 1958 - 1987 Cultural Centre, Wolfsburg, Germany, 1959 - 1963 Maison Carré, Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, France, 1959 Enso Gutzeit headquater, Helsinki, Finland, 1959 - 1962 Library, Rovaniemi, Finland, 1961 - 1966 Kaufman Conference Rooms, New York, United States of America, 1961 - 1965 Otaniemi Technical University, Helsinki, Finland, 1962 - 1964 Community Centre, Seiajoki, Finland, 1962 Academic Bookshop, Helsinki, Finland, 1962 - 1969 Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland, 1962 - 1971 Library of Helsinki University of Tecnology, Espoo, Otaniemi, Finland, 1964 - 1970 Block of Flats, Casa d'appartamenti, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1965 - 1968 Administrative building for the City Electric Co., Helsinki, Finland, 1965 - 1975 Art Museum, Aalborg, Denmark, 1966 - 1972 City office building, Jyväskylä, Finland, 1966 - 1970 Mount Angel Abbey Library - Benedectine College, Mount Angel, United States of America, 1967 - 1970 Lappia House, Rovaniemi, Finland, 1969 - 1975 Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland, 1971 - 1973 Fire-testing laboratory, Otaniemi, Finland, 1973 Congrss Wing of the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland, 1975 Mid-West Institute of Scandinavian Culture is only the plan. Never built, Eau Claire, United States of America, 1975 Church of Lahti, Lahti, Finland, 1975 - 1979
Architecture Photo Gallery (Fotografie di architetture)
Map (Mappa)
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Literature (Bibliogarfia)
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Web Resources (Risorse sul Web)
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B I O G R A P H Y (BIOGRAFIA)
- Alvar Aalto - Great Buildings Online
- Alvar Aalto - Great Buildings Online Architect Alvar Aalto Great Buildings Search - Advanced Search - Buildings - Architects - Types - Places - 3D Mod...
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- Clic Total (Clicks totali) = 2078/43848 - Clic-through rate = 4.74 %
- Last link update (Ultimo aggiornamento del collegamento) = 04.01.2010 - [Site info]
- Arkitekter-Alvar Aalto
- Arkitekter-Alvar Aalto Arkitekter Alvar Aalto 1898-1976 Alvar Aalto 1898-1976 Alvar Aalto ble født i 1898 i byen Kuortane i Finland. Da han var fire å...
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- Clic Total (Clicks totali) = 1367/43848 - Clic-through rate = 3.12 %
- Last link update (Ultimo aggiornamento del collegamento) = 09.01.2010 - [Site info]
- Woka Lamps Vienna - Alvar Aalto
- Woka Lamps Vienna - Alvar Aalto 1898-1976
- woka.com:
- http://woka.com/infos/index.asp?go=english/designer/aalto.asp&Designer=Alvar%20Aa...
- Clic Total (Clicks totali) = 1360/43848 - Clic-through rate = 3.1 %
- Last link update (Ultimo aggiornamento del collegamento) = 04.01.2010 - [Site info]
- Alvar Aalto : architect biography
- biography of Alvar Aalto
- architect.architecture.sk:
- http://architect.architecture.sk/alvar-aalto-architect/alvar-aalto-architect.php
- Clic Total (Clicks totali) = 1585/43848 - Clic-through rate = 3.61 %
- Last link update (Ultimo aggiornamento del collegamento) = 04.01.2010 - [Site info]
- Alvar Aalto Foundation
- Alvar Aalto Säätiö Alvar Aalto, cv Aino Marsio-Aalto, cv Elissa Aalto, cv Arkkitehtuuri Muotoilu Alvar Aallon elämä Lounais-Suomen Maalaistentalo Paim...
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- Clic Total (Clicks totali) = 1908/43848 - Clic-through rate = 4.35 %
- Last link update (Ultimo aggiornamento del collegamento) = 04.01.2010 - [Site info]
W O R K S (LAVORI)
- aalto.com - Aalto Vase & Furniture - Aino and Alvar Aalto Designs
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- Clic Total (Clicks totali) = 1685/43848 - Clic-through rate = 3.84 %
- Last link update (Ultimo aggiornamento del collegamento) = 04.01.2010 - [Site info]
- Alvar Aalto designer
- Alvar Aalto designer...
- www.info-finlande.fr:
- http://www.info-finlande.fr/aaltosite/
- Clic Total (Clicks totali) = 1499/43848 - Clic-through rate = 3.42 %
- Last link update (Ultimo aggiornamento del collegamento) = 04.01.2010 - [Site info]
- Alvar Aalto: Savoy Vase (1936). Text by Jan Michl
- Alvar Aalto: Savoy Vase (1936). Text by Jan Michl You are in Oslo, Norway This page is a part of Jan Michl 's website (For a Czech translation of thi...
- www.geocities.com:
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- Clic Total (Clicks totali) = 1262/43848 - Clic-through rate = 2.88 %
- Last link update (Ultimo aggiornamento del collegamento) = 09.01.2010 - [Site info]
- Alvar Aalto Ausstellung Lübeck 2001 - Architektur und Design
- Alvar Aalto Ausstellung Lübeck 2001 - Architektur und Design
- www.aalto-ausstellung.de:
- http://www.aalto-ausstellung.de/
- Clic Total (Clicks totali) = 1455/43848 - Clic-through rate = 3.32 %
- Last link update (Ultimo aggiornamento del collegamento) = 04.01.2010 - [Site info]
- Alvar Aalto Zentrum Deutschland e.V. Wolfsburg
- Alvar Aalto Zentrum Deutschland e.V. Wolfsburg
- aalto-wolfsburg.com:
- http://aalto-wolfsburg.com/
- Clic Total (Clicks totali) = 1428/43848 - Clic-through rate = 3.26 %
- Last link update (Ultimo aggiornamento del collegamento) = 04.01.2010 - [Site info]
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