Alvar Aalto

On the initiative of the Alvar Aalto Foundation and the City of Jyväskylä, Aalto Cities now have their own collaboration network, intended to increase Aalto awareness.

PORT travels to the Finnish capital to unearth some of Helsinki's lesser known architectural gems and design highlights shaped by the city's favourite son, Alvar Aalto

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Image 4 of 12 from gallery of AD Classics: Villa Mairea / Alvar Aalto. Photograph by Alvar Aalto

Nestled in the woods in southwestern Finland, about 29km from the city of Turku, is the Paimio Sanatorium. Developed in the 60’s in general hospital, this wo...

Finnish architect Alvar Aalto was a pioneer of modern architecture and design, especially in his use of organic, naturally derived materials. When he...

History of iconic chairs that rocked the industrial and interior design world. A3 Risograph poster print illustration by Haus der Riso - available to buy at our online shop. Vintage style, signed and numbered by the artist.

Numerous buildings testify to Alvar Aalto’s intensive design activity outside of Finland. Of the six buildings which he completed in Germany, three are to be found in the city of Wolfsburg: the Alvar-Aalto-Kulturhaus and two churches, Heilig-Geist-Kirche and Stephanuskirche.