Wednesday, February 4, 2015

The Mastermind

Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is considered one of the greatest architects of his time. 

1. Born in Kuortane, Finland, Aalto started practicing his architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology. 


2. Aalto married again after his wife passed away early in his career. Both his wives worked with him on his projects, including Finlandia Hall.


3.Aalto verbally conveyed his plans and ideas of his architecture. However, he became silent after the 1950s; "Aalto wanted to respond by built projects and concrete examples rather than verbal and intellectual speculations" (Shigeru Ban, pg 56).



Alvar Aalto

Finlandia: Talo Huset Hall. Finlandia Hall Ltd. Web. 4 Feb. 2015. 
             <https://www.finlandiatalo.fi/en>.



Ban, Shigeru. Alvar Aalto: Through the Eyes of Shingeru Ban. Ed. Juhani Pallasmaa and 
            Tomoko Sato. London: Black Dog, 2007. Print.








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