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a short presentation on architect Alvar aalto
Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect known for his use of curved lines and planes in buildings like the Finlandia Hall. He designed many projects both in Finland and abroad, as well as furniture. Aalto used both regular and irregular shapes and employed linear or clustered spatial organizations. He was famous for his work with skylight and diffused natural light, such as at the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, also known as the "Light Machine".
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a short presentation on architect Alvar aalto
- 1. A presentation on architect AlvarAalto PRESENTER : 130124
- 2. •Hugo Alvar Henrick Aaltowas an Finnish architect. •In his career , he did many projects in home and abroad. •He also designed many furnitures.
- 3. Work styles ofAalto
- 4. Composition with primaryelements •Linear elements are found in his design. Finlandia hall •curve lines can also be seen. Saynatsalo town hallHousing complex, Italy
- 5. Use of planes Depressedbase plane In both of these examples, Alvar Aalto defined a reading area within a larger library space by dropping its floor plane below the main lavel of the library. The vertical surfaces are the storage for books . Vyborg library Library in Rovaniemi Vertical planes
- 6. Use of planes Overheadplanes Alvar Aalto mainly used the overhead planes as the source of skylight and diffused light. Helsinki University of TechnologyRiola Perish ChurchKunsten Museum of Modern Art
- 7. Use of planes Lshaped planes Architect’s studio, Helsinki
- 8. Use of planes Ushapped planes Hotels for students at Otaniemi
- 9. Use of Forms(regular / irregular) Aalto used both regular and irregular types of shapes. Cemetery, Lyngby(Denmark)
- 10. Use of Forms(regular / irregular) Aalto used both regular and irregular types of shapes. Church, Imatra
- 11. Use of Forms(regular / irregular) Irregular shapes within regular form. Water tank at polytechnic, Otaniemi
- 12. Spatial Organization Mainly twotypes of spatial organizations can be seen in the projects of Alvar Aalto. 1. Linear organization 2. clustered organization
- 13. Spatial Organization Example oflinear organization Paimio Sanatorium M.I.T. Senior Dormetory, CambridgeTown Hall, SenazokiEkennas Savings Bank
- 14. Spatial Organization Example ofclustered orgnization Lappia radio building and theatre, Rovaniemi Vyborg libraryExtention to the university swimming pool, University of Jyvaskia
- 15. Spatial relationship Spaces withinspace Headquarters for the Enso-Gutzeit Company Residential house, Tammisaari
- 16. Spatial relationship Spaces linkedby common space Paimio sanatorium Museum of fine art, Iran
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- 18. Ordering principals Radial Repetitionis the main focus of Aalto’s works.
- 19. Types of Openings AlvarAalto used regular openings. Almost three kind of openings (within planes, at corners and between planes) can be found in Aalto’s designed built forms.
- 20. Types of Openings Betweenplanes Chalet mairea
- 21. Types of Openings Withinplanes Paimio sanatorium Saynatsalo town hallSummer house
- 22. Types of Openings Atcorners
- 23. Works on light Aaltois famous for his works on skylight and diffused light.
- 24. Works on light kunstenmuseum of modern art His works on skylight and diffused light in the kunsten museum of modern art is world famous. This museum is called the light machine .
- 25. kunsten museum ofmodern art Circulation elements Entry An oblique entry
- 26. kunsten museum ofmodern art Circulation elements Configuration of path Spiral Path space relationship pass through spaces Form of circulation space enclosed
- 27. kunsten museum ofmodern art Circulation elements Color and texture Highly pleasant color and texture
- 28. kunsten museum ofmodern art The light machine
- 29. Sources: Wikipedia , thefree encyclopedia Works and projects of Alvar Aalto : Karl Fleig Archdaily.com Kunsten museum : The light machine- Youtube Thank you …