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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.
The museum, designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1973, is located on a slope which lies next to Lake Jyväsjärvi.Together with the Museum of Central Finland (Alvar Aalto, 1961), these buildings form a cultural centre in the immediate vicinity of the University of Jyväskylä (Alvar Aalto, 1951–71).
Alvar Aalto The Seinäjoki Civil Guard House ( Finnish : Seinäjoen Suojeluskuntatalo ; Swedish : Sydösterbottens skyddskårshus ) is a building located in Seinäjoki , Finland . It is notable for being one of the first public buildings designed entirely by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto , and is considered one of his breakthrough works.
KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art is located in Aalborg, Denmark, on Kong Christians Allé near its junction with Vesterbro. [2] Of a modern Scandinavian design, it was built between 1968 and 1972 by Finnish architects Elissa and Alvar Aalto and Danish architect Jean-Jacques Baruël. It was completed on 8 June 1972. [3] [4] [5]
Indeed, Holl has had the opportunity on two occasions to build next to Aalto buildings, with his competition-winning entry for the Helsinki Museum of Contemporary Art, named after his entry titled Kiasma (1993–98), built close to Aalto's Finlandia Hall, and Simmons Hall at MIT (2002) in Cambridge, USA, built opposite Aalto's Baker House (1947 ...
Although Aalto's design Intra Muros only finished second, the commissioning committee nevertheless chose it as the basis for their new building. [ 1 ] However, the Defence Corps only possessed the building for five years, and in 1934 it was acquired by the Finnish state, and has since then most commonly been referred to as Valtiontalo ( lit.
Aalto's office continued to work on it after his death. Never built. [nb 5] 1975 [nb 163] Town hall [173] Jyväskylä: Part of the administrative and cultural center [nb 42] 1975–1976: Master plan of the University of Iceland [173] [178] Reykjavík, Iceland: After his death his office continued to work on it into the 1980s. [178] [nb 5] 1975 ...
Alvar Aalto and his wife, Elissa Aalto, won the follow-up competition in 1959, which also included plans for a library, a theatre, and a state office building. The town hall was constructed in 1961–1962 and the library in 1964–1965. [5] A parish center, also designed by Aalto, was built next to the church in 1965–1966. [4]