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Alvar Aalto Museum: Jyväskylä: Original name was Taidemuseo [38] 1973: Halonen Art Museum [209] [210] Lapinlahti: Never built 1973: Open-air theater [196] Lapinlahti: Part of the Halonen Art Museum [nb 5] 1973–1974: Enso-Gutzeit headquarters: Helsinki: Two alternative proposals for the extension of the building. Never built. 1973–1975 ...
The Kaufmann Conference Center was designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto for the architecture professor Edgar Kaufmann Jr..The conference hall is on the 12th floor of 809 United Nations Plaza, originally the headquarters of the Institute of International Education (IIE), at First Avenue and 45th Street in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. [1]
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.
Building and structures designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Subcategories. ... Pages in category "Alvar Aalto buildings" The following 53 pages are in this ...
The museum is located in a building designed by Aalto and completed in 1973. [1] The museum functions as a centre of information on all things related to Aalto, and it organises exhibitions both in Finland and abroad and produces publications on Alvar Aalto. The museum houses a permanent exhibition on the life work of Alvar Aalto.
The Work of Alvar Aalto, [16] The Octagon House, Washington, December 11–29, 1963; America's Architectural Heritage, [ 17 ] Memphis Chapter AIA, January 14 – February 5, 1978, Memphis, Tennessee; Reflection on Church Architecture: A Celebration, [ 18 ] The Smithy Pioneer Gallery, New York, July 30 – August 17, 1991.
Alvar Aalto ran the office until his death in 1976. After that, the office continued under the leadership of Elissa Aalto until 1994. The building came into the custodianship of the Alvar Aalto Foundation in 1984 and today it houses the Alvar Aalto Foundation, the Alvar Aalto Academy and the Alvar Aalto Museum Architectural Heritage. [2]
These buildings include the Oscar Niemeyer-Haus, Walter Gropius-Haus, Alvar Aalto-Haus, Corbusierhaus, and Congress Hall. [citation needed] The Walter Gropius House was designed by Walter Gropius and Wils Ebert. The structure features pops of bright colors on the balconies and entrances. The balconies line the building in a checkered fashion.