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  2. Alvar Aalto - Wikipedia

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    Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (pronounced [ˈhuːɡo ˈɑlʋɑr ˈhenrik ˈɑːlto]; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. [1] His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings.

  3. List of Alvar Aalto's works - Wikipedia

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    Alvar Aalto's Work Year Name Location Notes 1917: Park café [1] Exercise while at Institute of Technology 1918: House [2] [3] Alajärvi: For his parents 1918–1919 [nb 1] Church and belfry [3] Kauhajärvi: Two separate plans were created with the first being the belfry alone and the second the entire church. The second was not utilized. [4 ...

  4. Paimio Sanatorium - Wikipedia

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    Aalto received the commission to design the building after winning an architectural competition for the project held in 1929. Though the building represents the 'modernist' period of Aalto's career, and followed many of the tenets of Le Corbusier's pioneering ideas for modernist architecture (e.g. ribbon windows, roof terraces, machine aesthetic), it also carried the seeds of Aalto's later ...

  5. 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People - AOL

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    Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...

  6. Muurame church - Wikipedia

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    It was the first Aalto-designed church, and the only one of his many church designs in the 1920s, to be built, and represents his transition from Nordic Classicism to the Functionalist style he is mostly known for.

  7. Rogelio Salmona - Wikipedia

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    He was noted for his extensive use of red brick in his buildings and for using natural shapes like spirals, radial geometry and curves in his designs. During the latter part of his life, Salmona gained renown thanks to awards like the first prize at the 1986, 1988, and 1990 Colombian Architecture Biennials, and the Alvar Aalto Medal in 2003 ...

  8. Santa Maria Assunta, Riola di Vergato - Wikipedia

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    Lercaro had also commissioned architects Kenzo Tange and Le Corbusier to design churches in his domain. [1] Because both Aalto and Lercaro died in 1976, and only some portions of the project masterplan were completed, this work could be considered posthumous. [2] Construction began in 1975. The church was consecrated in 1978.

  9. Villa Tammekann - Wikipedia

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    Villa Tammekann is a residential building located in Tartu, Estonia, notable for being one of few private residences designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, his first design to be realised outside Finland, and the only one located in Estonia or anywhere in the Baltic states. [3] [4] [5]