Alvar Aalto

what is alvar's full name?

birthday? where?

perished? where?

in _______, Aalto established an office in Jyvaskyla

In _________Aalto married his first wife named _______

Aalto is inspired by _______, the new movement in architecture

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

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

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

he was a member of the ________ from 1928 to 1956

His awards include ?

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

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

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

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.

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

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 ____________.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

_________ 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.

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Architect: Alvar Aalto (Modernism)

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Architect: Alvar Aalto

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.

Alvar Aalto; quote on form and nature

Alvar Aalto; quote on architecture and culture