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Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (February 3, 1898 – May 11, 1976 ) was a Finnish architect who made many important contributions to architecture. Sometimes called the "Father of Modernism".
Alvar Aalto was born in Kuortane, Finland. He studied architecture at the Technical University of Helsinki from 1916 to 1921. He returned to Jyväskylä, where he opened his first architectural office in 1923. Alvar Aalto died in May 11, 1976, in Helsinki.
Alvar Aalto portrayed on a stamp published in 1976
The signature of Alvar Aalto on the wall of Jyväskylä's theatre building.
Auditorium of the Viipuri Municipal Library in the 1930s.
Alvar Aalto Studio, Helsinki (1954–56)
Alvar Aalto Studio, Helsinki (1954–56)
Main Building of the Jyväskylä University (1955)
Heilig-Geist-Church Wolfsburg (1958-62)
Cultural Center Wolfsburg (1958-62)
KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark (1958–72)
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Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Riola of Vergato, Italy, designed in 1966 and built 1975-1978. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1980.
Table and chairs designed by Alvar Aalto
Tea cart (tea trolley)
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Armchair 400 with reindeer fur
Villa Mairea in Noormarkku
Detail of Baker House facade on the Charles River
Auditorium of the University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland (1949–66)
House of Culture, Helsinki
Finlandia Hall (1962–71)
The Aalto-Theater opera house in Essen, Germany
