Alvar Aalto Posters poster series is part of the Alvar Aalto Foundation’s fundraising campaign which aims to preserve Aaltos’ legacy. …
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Le Corbusier & Alvar Aalto. Reflections – photographs by Jari Jetsonen in Tallinn
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many exhibitions and events have been either cancelled or rescheduled. Le Corbusier & Alvar Aalto. …
Read more »This year’s Alvar Aalto Week highlights the influence of Alvar Aalto and Erik Bryggman in Turku and Paimio
The third annual Alvar Aalto Week lands jointly in Turku and Paimio. Held on the last week of August, the …
Read more »Tuomas Uusheimo won second prize in Sony World Photography Awards
Finnish architectural photographer Tuomas Uusheimo was awarded in the architecture category of one of the biggest and most prestigious global …
Read more »A place of meanings – how the Viipuri Library became something more than just a building
The Viipuri Library is one of Alvar Aalto’s best-known early works. In her doctoral dissertation, Laura Berger explores the life …
Read more »When Aalto meets Judd – an interview with Caitlin Murray
Caitlin Murray of the New York and Texas-based Judd Foundation spent two weeks in Helsinki and Jyväskylä researching connections between …
Read more »Laura Berger’s dissertation on the Viipuri Library 28 September 2018
28 September 2018 at 12:00–14:00 Aalto University Undergraduate Centre, Hall E Otakaari 1, Espoo MA Laura Berger will defend …
Read more »Sign the appeal to secure the future of Paimio Sanatorium
One of the greatest masterpieces of Functionalism, Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium from 1933, awaits a new owner. Pro Paimio committee has …
Read more »Alvar Aalto Medal judge Toshiko Mori talks about the legacy of modernism – Winner of the 13th medal will be announced on Sept. 12, 2017
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Alvar Aalto Medal. Professor Toshiko Mori visited Finland last February for jury …
Read more »Two summer exhibitions in memory of Göran Schildt
The 100th anniversary of author Göran Schildt‘s (1917–2009) birth is celebrated this year in the beautiful coastal town of Tammisaari*. …
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