1. What was his profession?

He was an architect
2. Where did he studied?
He studied in Finland
3. Who was his influence?
His influence was the master of functionalism the architect Le Corbusier and after that
himself was a pioneer of functionalism in Finland.
4. Where did he work?
He work as a professor in the Masachussets Institute of Technology of Cambridge and
in the Finland Academy.
5. What were his first works?

1932–1933 Employee housing[3] Paimio for the Sanatorium

1939[nb 49] Finnish Pavilion at World's Fair[2] New York

Finnish Pavilion at Expo[2][3][14]

1937 Paris
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6. What are his most important works?

1955– House of Culture[14] Helsink In 1989 it was declared a National Historic

1958[nb 107] [37][38]
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1971[nb 159] Finlandia Hall[38]
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7. What make’s Alvar Aalto a great architect?ç

He was one of the most featured architects of XX century because he managed to
endow pure rationalism, both in his buildings and in his furniture, with a rare charm
and warmth.
8. Has Aalto developed in other design areas?
Yes, he design a light furniture line, made in wood and it has distributed around the
world through the interior design firm Artek.
9. In which projects did he participied in?
He initiated the founding of the Finnish Museum of Modern Architecture. From 1955
he was a member of the Finnish Academy
10. What international distinctions did he receive?
Honorary doctorate from Princeton University in 1947, from the Polytechnic University
of Helsinki in 1949, from the Polytechnic University of Trondheim in 1960, from the
Polytechnic University of Vienna in 1965 and from the University of Jyväskylä in 1969.
In 1958 he was named member of the Academy of Arts in Berlin, in 1963 member of
the World Society of Arts and Sciences of Israel and in 1975 honorary member of the
Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, the College of Architects of Peru and the Royal
Academy of Scotland among others