One of Finnish modern architect Alvar Aalto‘s famous designs is the Hand Grenade pendant light from 1952. Its sleek cylinder within a cylinder doesn’t look particularly like the explosive device, but ...

You’ve probably seen the curvy, free-form glass vases and sleek birch-wood stools dozens of times, and never given them or their designer, Alvar Aalto a second thought. Commonplace today, these were ...

There is an ulterior motive, too, in architecture, which is always peeping out from around the corner, the idea of creating paradise. It is the only purpose of our buildings. If we do not carry this ...

When Finnish photographer Janne Tuunanen travelled from his base in New York to his home town of Jyvaskyla at the start of the pandemic, his plan was to take some time to slow down and spend the ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The Finnish architect Alvar Aalto died in May 1976 at age ...

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 ...

It would be an honour for any architect to be able to have their their work embellish an Alvar Aalto construction. So when entries opened for a competition for international architects to design the ...

The Architecture Film Festival London, now at its third edition, fosters conversations around architecture, society and the built environment through the medium of film. Along with the International ...

HELSINKI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese architect Zhang Ke was awarded 2017 Alvar Aalto Medal, one of the most internationally recognized architecture prizes, Finland's Alvar Aalto Foundation announced ...