Biographical Information
| Name: | Alvar Aalto |
|---|---|
| Full name: | Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto |
| Born on | 3 February 1898 in Kuortane, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland, Europe |
| Deceased on | 11 May 1976 in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, Europe |
| Husband of | Elissa Mäkiniemi |
| 1916 - 1921 | Studies architecture under Armas Lindgren at the Helsinki Polytechnic School. |
| 1923 | Opens his own office in Jyväskylä. |
| 1939 | Finnish pavilion at the World Exposition in New York. |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
architect
- Aalto Building
- Aalto Theater
- Finlandia Hall
- Heilig-Geist-Kirche
- Lakeuden Risti church
- Lakeuden Risti Parish Centre
- Lappia House
- Otaniemi Water Tower
- Rovaniemi Town Hall
- Santa Maria Assunta Church
- Seinäjoki City and State Office Building
- Seinäjoki City Hall
- Seinäjoki City Theatre
- Seinäjoki Library
- Stephanuskirche
Bibliography
- (1973): Centro Sabbag - Beirut – Líbano. In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 26, n. 256 (December 1973), pp. 3-9.
- (1974): Centro de conciertos y congresos – Helsinki (Finlandia). In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 26, n. 257 (February 1974), pp. 5-11.
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (1968): 70. Geburtstag von Alvar Aalto. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1947-1978), v. 86, n. 5 (1 February 1968).
- Alvar Aalto - Das Gesamtwerk / L'oeuvre complète / The Complete Work. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel (Switzerland), ISBN 978-3-7643-5517-3, 1999.
- (1964): Alvar Aalto 1922-1962. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1947-1978), v. 82, n. 16 (16 April 1964).
- (2009): Alvar Aalto and Humanizing of Architecture. In: Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, v. 8, n. 1 (May 2009), pp. 9-16.
- (2007): Alvar Aalto and the expression of discontinuity. In: The Journal of Architecture, v. 12, n. 3 (June 2007), pp. 257-280.
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