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    Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a prominent Finnish architect and designer born in 1898 in Helsinki, Finland. Over his career spanning over 300 buildings, his style evolved from classicism to functionalism to experimentation to monumentalism. He is renowned for his sculptural furniture designs inspired by Scandinavian design as well as his experimental tea cart. Aalto received many prestigious awards including the Prince Eugen Medal and gold medals from the Royal Institute of British Architects and the American Institute of Architects.

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    Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a prominent Finnish architect and designer born in 1898 in Helsinki, Finland. Over his career spanning over 300 buildings, his style evolved from classicism to functionalism to experimentation to monumentalism. He is renowned for his sculptural furniture designs inspired by Scandinavian design as well as his experimental tea cart. Aalto received many prestigious awards including the Prince Eugen Medal and gold medals from the Royal Institute of British Architects and the American Institute of Architects.

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    Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a prominent Finnish architect and designer born in 1898 in Helsinki, Finland. Over his career spanning over 300 buildings, his style evolved from classicism to functionalism to experimentation to monumentalism. He is renowned for his sculptural furniture designs inspired by Scandinavian design as well as his experimental tea cart. Aalto received many prestigious awards including the Prince Eugen Medal and gold medals from the Royal Institute of British Architects and the American Institute of Architects.

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    HUGO ALVAR HENRIK AALTO

    Eybl Václav
    ABOUT HIM

    •Finland
    •Helsinky
    •Born 3 February 1898
    •Died 11 May 1976
    •Age 78
    •2 kids
    •Wife Maire Gullichsen
    HIS JOB

    Architekt Designer
    ARCHITEKT CARRIER

    •Early career : classicism


    •Early career : functionalism
    •Mid career : experimentation
    •Mature career: monumentalism
    •About 300 build buildings
    House of Culture, Helsinki

    The Aalto-Theater opera


    house in Essen, Germany

    Cultural Center Wolfsburg

    Finlandia Hall

    KUNSTEN Museum of
    The main auditorium of the Helsinki Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark
    D ES I G N E R
    CA RRI ER

    •Lot of experiment
    •Inspired by skandinavias
    •Sculptural experiments

    Tea cart
    Armchair 400 with Table and chairs designed Paimio chair Model 60 stacking stools
    reindeer fur by Alvar Aalto
    AWARDS

    •Medal Prince Eugen in 1954


    •Royal gold medal from british architects
    •Gold medal from the amreican institute
    •Member of the academy of Finland
    •Doctorate at the NTNU
    THANK YOU FOR YOU ATENTION

    Resources : English wikipedia

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