Aalto (redirected from Aalto, (Hugo) Alvar (Henrik))

Aal·to  (ält), Alvar 1898-1976.

Finnish architect and furniture designer noted for his use of contrasting materials. He designed many buildings in Germany, Finland, and the United States, including the Abbey Library in Mount Angel, Oregon (1970).

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Aalto (Finnish) [ˈɑːltɔ]

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(Biographies / Aalto, Alvar (1898-1976) M, Finnish, ARCHITECTURE: architect, ARTS AND CRAFTS: furniture designer) Alvar (ˈalvar). 1898-1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer, noted particularly for his public and industrial buildings, in which wood is much used. He invented bent plywood furniture (1932)

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Aalto - Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976) Alvar Aalto, Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto