Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto

Alvar Aalto with his wife Elissa

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (February 3, 1898 – May 11, 1976 ) was a Finnish architect who made many important contributions to architecture. Sometimes called the "Father of Modernism".

Life

Alvar Aalto was born in Kuortane, Finland. He studied architecture at the Technical University of Helsinki from 1916 to 1921. He returned to Jyväskylä, where he opened his first architectural office in 1923. Alvar Aalto died in May 11, 1976, in Helsinki.

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto Media

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  Auditorium of the Viipuri Municipal Library in the 1930s.

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  Alvar Aalto Studio, Helsinki (1954–56)

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  Alvar Aalto Studio, Helsinki (1954–55)

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  Main Building of the Jyväskylä University (1955)

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  Church of the Holy Spirit, Wolfsburg (1958–62)

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  Villa Mairea in Noormarkku

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  Facade of Baker House on the Charles River

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  The main auditorium of the Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University) in Otaniemi, Finland (1949–66)

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  House of Culture, Helsinki

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  Cultural Center Wolfsburg (1958–62)

Other websites

• Alvar Aalto Foundation Custodian of Aalto's architectural drawings and writings.
• Aalto bibliography Archived 2006-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - From the official site
• Alvar Aalto - Design Dictionary Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Illustrated article about Alvar Aalto
• Alvar Aalto's Savoy Vase (1936)