Alvar Aalto Architect, Finnish Building, Finland, Info, Projects, Houses, Designs

Alvar Aalto, Architect : Modern Finnish Architecture

Key 20th Century Modern Architecture in Finland

19 Mar 2012 Modern House inspired by Alvar Aalto Rockfield House, Claonaig, Skipness, Tarbert, Argyll, south west Scotland, UK Offers in excess of GBP £700,000 Property for sale by Knight Frank "An iconic house in a remarkable location. Rockfield is a large modern home. Its striking design was inspired by the work of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and contains several of his signature features. One of Rockfield's outstanding features is its remarkable location and views. photographs from selling agents The unique location provides Rockfield with some of the finest views and seascapes in the West of Scotland, if not Western Europe." There are uninterrupted views towards the Isles of Bute and Cumbrae, across the Clyde Estuary to the Ayrshire Coast, over the Sound to Arran and down it towards Carradale, Campbeltown, South Kintyre and the North Channel, beyond which Ireland lies. Scottish 'Alvar Aalto House' - external link Alvar Aalto - Modern House Maison Louis Carré, Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, west of Paris, northern France 1956-1959/63 photograph © Collection Maison Louis Carré Alvar Aalto House In June 1959, the French art dealer and collector Louis Carré moved with his third wife Olga into the house designed by Alvar Aalto in Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, some 40 km southwest of Paris. Combining architecture, furniture and landscape, Maison Louis Carré is the architect’s only remaining building in France and one of his most remarkable private houses. Alvar Aalto - Key Projects Summary of Locations FINLAND Alajärvi + Espoo + Helsinki + Imatra + Kauttua + Kotka + Järvenpää + Jyväskylä + Lahti + Noormarkku + Paimio + Rovaniemi + Seinäjoki + Turku GERMANY Essen USA Boston + St Benedict Key buildings by Aalto are as follows Helsinki: Aalto House + Studio Aalto + Finlandia Hall Espoo, west Helsinki: Helsinki University of Technology, Otaniemi Paimio: Sanatorium Turku: Turun Sanomat Jyväskylä: Säynätsalo Town Hall + Jyväskylä University + Muuratsalo House Noormarkku, Pori: Villa Mairea The churches at Imatra and Seinäjoki plus Rovaniemi Cultural Centre are also important Venice Biennale - Finnish Pavilion, Giardini, Venice, Italy by architect Alvar Aalto photographs © Adrian Welch Alvar Aalto : full buildings list & personal view To really get a feel for Aalto we suggest as a minimum visiting Helsinki, Noormarkku (nr Pori) and Jyväskylä over 2 days; I toured Finland over two weeks (route outlined at base of this page) and visited most of the buildings below which are fairly spread out despite the two concentrations in Helsinki and Jyväskylä. Other views/tips welcome at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Alvar Aalto - Winner of RIBA Gold Medal 1957 Helsinki Buildings Aalto House 1935-36 Address: Riihitie 20, Munkkiniemi, 00330 Helsinki Guided tours Studio Aalto 1954-55, 1962-63 Address: Tiilimäki 20, 00330 Helsinki GERMANY Essen Concert Hall Interbau Apartment House, Berlin, Germany 1957 Alvar Aalto photo © Adrian Welch Hansaviertel Buildings by various celebrated 20th Century architects USA Baker Dormitory, MIT, Boston Mount Angel Abbey Library, St Benedict

Alvar Aalto - Practice Information

One of the key architects of the 20th Century, generally viewed as being less didactic compared to Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius. Alavar Aalto represent a way of melding the international Style with nature and to a certain extent the local vernacular and national traditions.

Architect studio was based in Finland

Finnish Architecture

photograph : Jussi Tianen / Mikko Auerniitty

Alvar Aalto Medal

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Alvar Aalto context - Helsinki Buildings

Finnish Architecture Walking Tours

photo : City of Helsinki

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Alvar Aalto Architect : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt

Website: www.alvaraalto.fi

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