Modernism is often reduced to a set of principles that emphasised strict geometry, a lack of ornament and the triumph of machine-made construction. Nature and the natural world seemed to have no place ...
The new Aalto2 Museum, designed by A-Konsultit Architects, will showcase the cultural legacy of the architecture and design of renowned architect Alvar Aalto. The Museum will open to the public on ...
Originally constructed in 1955 as an architect's office, with an extension in 1962-63, it holds major significance as the workspace where Alvar Aalto's acclaimed architecture was conceived.
Alvar Aalto’s public architecture included town plans, libraries, theaters, cultural centres and educational buildings for cities, communities and organisations. The iconic designs in light fittings ...
Alvar Aalto’s public architecture included town plans, libraries, theaters, cultural centres and educational buildings for cities, communities and organisations. The iconic designs in light fittings ...
The 6,000-square-meter / 64,600-square-foot building designed by Alvar Aalto’s team consists of a sequence of concrete and wood boxes stacked on one another in a pyramid-like configuration. Aalto ...
Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) was born in Kuortane ... in Viipuri (1927-1935), furnished – with the collaboration of his newly-wed wife Aino Marsio - with the famous stackable stools in curved wood (still ...
Finlandia Hall was completed by Alvar Aalto in 1971. Photo by Kuvaaja Soldeman Completed in 1971, Finlandia Hall was originally designed as a congress and event venue, with multiple halls for ...
Otaniemi is a mythical name. Alvar Aalto, designed two buildings―the Library and the School of Architecture―that rank today among the most impressive of the XX century. Geographically, Otaniemi is a ...
Finlandia Hall, designed by renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and completed in 1971, will reopen on 4 January after a three-year renovation project. The project was delivered by the local ...
Originally built in 1971 as a congress and event venue, Finlandia Hall is an iconic building by Alvar Aalto, who is perhaps Finland’s most celebrated architect and designer in modern history.