Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect and interior designer, widely regarded as one of the forebears of Nordic Modernism. He was born on February 3, 1898 in Kuortane, Finland and studied at the Helsinki ...

Alvar Aalto, a leading figure in modernist architecture, envisioned the Paimio Sanatorium as more than a functional response to a medical crisis. He crafted a space where architecture became an ...

Finnish architect Alvar Aalto’s 1971 masterpiece Finlandia Hall has reopened after a three-year renovation by local practice ...