Alvar Aalto

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Numerous buildings testify to Alvar Aalto’s intensive design activity outside of Finland. Of the six buildings which he completed in Germany, three are to be found in the city of Wolfsburg: the Alvar-Aalto-Kulturhaus and two churches, Heilig-Geist-Kirche and Stephanuskirche.

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Alvar Aalto. Stacking Stools (model 60). 1932–1933. Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Turku, Finland. Laminated birch and lacquered plywood. .1: h. 17 1/4" (43.8 cm), diam. 14" (35.5 cm); .2: h. 17 3/8" (44.1 cm), diam. 13 5/8" (34.6 cm); .3: h. 16 3/4" (42.5 cm), diam. 13 7/8" (35.3 cm). Gift of Artek-Pascoe, Inc. 56.1946.1-3. Architecture and Design

Alvar Aalto, one of Finland’s greatest architects, made modernist masterpieces with a human touch.

Nestled in the woods in southwestern Finland, about 29km from the city of Turku, is the Paimio Sanatorium. Developed in the 60’s in general hospital, this wo...

Alvar Aalto's patent for bent-wood furniture leg, 1946

Alvar Aalto Finnish Architect & Designer of Modernist Buildings

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