Alvar Aalto
Finland
Born: 1898 | Kuortane, Finland
Died: 1976 | Helsinki, Finland
Awards: Prince Eugene Medal (1954), RIBA Gold Medal (1957), AIA Gold Medal (1963)
Projects: Baker House, Finalndia Hall, Paimio Sanatorium, Säynätsalo Town Hall, Viipuri Library, Villa Marea
Villa Tammekann, Tartu, Estonia (1932)
Villa Tammekann by Alvar Aalto © ninara CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Paimio Sanatorium, Paimio, Finland (1933)
Paimio Sanatorium by Alvar Aalto © Leon Liao CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Viipuri Library, Vyborg, Russia (1935)
Vyborg © Vyborg3 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Villa Mairea, Noormarkku, Finland (1939)
Villa Mairea by Alvar Aalto © ninara CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
MIT Baker House Dormitory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (1948)
MIT Baker House by Alvar Aalto © Gunnar Black CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Säynätsalo Town Hall, Säynätsalo, Jyväskylä, Finland (1949)
Säynätsalo Town Hall by Alvar Aalto © Tiia Monto CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Jyväskylä University Main Building, Jyväskylä, Finland (1951)
Jyväskylä University Main Building by Alvar Aalto © Millones de Pasos CC BY-SA 30 via Wikimedia Commons
Muuratsalo Experimental House, Muuratsalo island, Jyväskylä, Finland (1953)
Muuratsalo Experimental House by Alvar Aalto © Alexignat CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Aalto Studio, Helsinki, Finland (1955)
The Aalto Studio by Alvar Aalto © Trojan CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Aerola Terraced Houses, Eura, Kauttua, Finland (1955)
Aerola Terraced Houses by Alvar Aalto © Pajucommonswiki CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
House of Culture, Alppila, Helsinki, Finland (1955)
House of Culture by Alvar Aalto © DreferComm CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Maison Louis Carré, Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, France (1959)
Maison Louis Carré by Alvar Aalto © HerRobin CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Heilig Geist Kirche (Church of the Holy Spirit), Wolfsburg, Germany (1962)
Heilig Geist Kirche by Alvar Aalto © Christian Gänshirt CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Wolfsburg Cultural Center, Wolfsburg, Finland (1962)
Wolfsburg Cultural Center by Alvar Aalto © kirchenfan CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Helsinki University of Technology, Otaniemi, Espoo, Finland (1964)
Helsinki University of Technology by Alvar Aalto © Ranerana CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Rovaniemi City Library, Rovaniemi, Finland (1965)
Rovaniemi City Library by Alvar Aalto © Mikkoau CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Stephanuskirche (St. Stephen’s Church), Germany (1968)
Stephanuskirche by Alvar Aalto © Stephanus CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland (1971)
Finlandia Hall by Alvar Aalto © Seppo-Palander CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Künsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark (1972)
Künsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg by Alvar Aalto © Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Santa Maria Assunta, Riola di Vergato, Italy (1978)
Santa Maria Assunta by Alvar Aalto © Edgar Priestly CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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