Alvar Aalto, a leading figure in modernist architecture, envisioned the Paimio Sanatorium as more than a functional response ...

Aalto also made significant contributions to furniture design, with his stools notably being used by the Apple corporations in their stores. He died on May 11, 1976 in Helsinki, Finland. One of the ...

While modernist architects sought to address social and economic challenges through affordable housing and efficient design, their reliance on energy-intensive materials like concrete and steel ...

It is near-impossible to talk about Finnish architecture without touching on the work of modernist Alvar Aalto. His design for Finlandia Hall, a large concert and congress venue in Helsinki’s Töölö ...

Arkkitehdit NRT aimed to restore Finlandia Hall, which reopens tomorrow, in a way that was respectful to Aalto's original design while creating additional services to make the venue more ...