Alvar Aalto

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto

what is alvar's full name?

February 3, 1898 and Kuortane, Finland

birthday? where?

May 11, 1976 and Helsinki, Finland

perished? where?

1923

in _______, Aalto established an office in Jyvaskyla

1924; Aino Marisio

In _________Aalto married his first wife named _______

Functionalism

Aalto is inspired by _______, the new movement in architecture

1927

In _____, Aalto won the competition for the Agricultural Cooperative Building.

Finnish Architect, city planner, and furniture designer

Aalto was a _________, whose international reputation rests on a distinctive blend of modernist refinement, indigenous materials, and personal expression in form and detail. His mature style is epitomized by the Säynätsalo, Fin., town hall group

Academy of Finland (Suomen Aketemia)

He was a member of the _____________ and was its president from 1963 to 1968

Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne

he was a member of the ________ from 1928 to 1956

the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture from the Royal Institute of British Architects (1957) and the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects (1963).

His awards include ?

more than 200 buildings

Alvar Aalto achieved an international reputation through his _________ and projects, ranging from factories to churches, a number of them built outside Finland.

father of modernism

Aalto is often called a “__________” in Northern Europe and regarded as the first artist to master modern architecture in that region.

High Stool; Stool E60

Aalto's “_” and “” (manufactured by Artek) are currently used in Apple Stores across the world to serve as seating for customers.

Nordic modernism

Although he is sometimes regarded as among the first and most influential architects of _________, closer examination reveals that Aalto was a pioneer in Finland closely followed and had personal contacts with other pioneers in Sweden.

Nordic Classicism

Upon returning to Jyväskylä in 1923 to establish his own architect's office, Aalto designed several single-family homes designed in the style of ____________.

the extension to the University of Helsinki in 1931; the building to house the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1926–27

He entered several architectural competitions for prestigious state public buildings, in Finland and abroad. This included two competitions for the Finnish Parliament building in 1923 and 1924,_____________,__ and ____________.

classicism to modernism

The shift in Aalto's design approach from _____________ epitomized by the Viipuri Library in Vyborg (1927–35), which went through a transformation from an originally classical competition entry proposal to the completed high-modernist building.

natural materials, warm colors, and undulating lines.

His humanistic approach is in full evidence in the library: the interior displays ________

factors that contributed to Aalto's shift towards modernism

his increased familiarity with international trends, facilitated by his travels throughout Europe;

the opportunity to experiment with concrete prefabrication in the Standard Apartment Building;

the cutting-edge Le Corbusier-inspired formal language of the Turun Sanomat Building;

and Aalto's application of both in the Paimio Sanatorium and in the ongoing design for the library.

natured and organic materials

His design philosophy was influenced by _________, unlike other furniture of the same period with materials as tubular steel, which are quite modern at the time

organic modernism

With his innovative design and natural forms he change the course of design towards _______.

Functionalism

The beauty of his work is hidden in his design approach of __________ but with a strong connection to the organic relationship between man, nature and buildings.

reuse and repeat design elements

Aalto′s tendency to __________, Aalto′s sketches show not only what, but how specific forms and ideas could be reprised from one project to another, and then subsequently varied and modified.

Trapezoidal, fan-shaped, and bentwood forms

_________ are subsequently identified as Aalto′s basic design elements.

The process of reprising and then adjusting and synthesizing these elements establishes a continuity in Aalto′s way to design, and also echoes Aalto′s ability to establish continuity across different scales.

Maison Louis Carré

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Finlandia Hall, Finland

Architect: Alvar Aalto (Modernism)

Terassitalo

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Sahkotalo

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Villa Vainola

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Church of the Holy Spirit, Wolfsburg

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Rautatalo

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Villa Skeppet

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Seinajoki Library

Architect: Alvar Aalto

bent plywood furniture

Aalto, famous for his ___________ began designing furniture in the early 1930s. His furniture, like his architecture, reveals his attention to simple practical needs, a proclivity for linear elegance, and an innate understanding of natural forms and textures.

Paimio Lounge Chair (model 41)

stacking armchair

Stacking Armchair (model 403)

Cantilevered Stacking Side Chair

Form must have a content, and that content must be linked with nature

Alvar Aalto; quote on form and nature

Architecture belongs to the culture, not civilization

Alvar Aalto; quote on architecture and culture