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Alvar Aalto

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Alvar Aalto Famous memorial

Birth
Kuortane, Kuortane Municipality, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland
Death
11 May 1976 (aged 78)
Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Uusimaa, Finland
Burial
Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Uusimaa, Finland GPS-Latitude: 60.1691472, Longitude: 24.9193194
Plot
V21A-0-16
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Architect. He was noted for "humanistic" style, stressing affinity between architecture and nature, and subtle interplay of form, light, and materials. He designed Baker House at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1947) and the conference room at Institute of International Education in New York City (1964). He was a research professor at M.I.T. from 1946 to 1948, and member of Academy of Finland.
Architect. He was noted for "humanistic" style, stressing affinity between architecture and nature, and subtle interplay of form, light, and materials. He designed Baker House at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1947) and the conference room at Institute of International Education in New York City (1964). He was a research professor at M.I.T. from 1946 to 1948, and member of Academy of Finland.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: May 3, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6390160/alvar-aalto: accessed ), memorial page for Alvar Aalto (3 Feb 1898–11 May 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6390160, citing Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Uusimaa, Finland; Maintained by Find a Grave.