Aalto Designs Villa Mairea
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Architecture
- Subcategories: Architects
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Scandinavian History
- Geographical Location: Finland
- Date: 1937-1938
Article abstract: Aalto’s design of Villa Mairea, a masterpiece, confirmed him as one of the world’s leading architects and helped to revolutionize residential architecture.
Summary of Event
Alvar Aalto’s design and construction of Villa Mairea in Noormarkku, Finland, in 1937 and 1938 produced one of the masterpieces of modern domestic architecture. Among architects and architecture critics, the structure has been accorded rank with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Tugendhat House (1930), Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye (1931), and Frank Lloyd Wright’s...
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