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Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer as well as a sculptor and painter. His work includes architecture furniture textiles and glassware. Aalto’s early career runs in parallel with the rapid economic growth and industrialization of Finland during the first half of the twentieth century and many of his clients were industrialists; among these were the Ahlström-Gullichsen family.

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award
American Institute of Architects, Royal Gold Medal
birth date
1898-02-03
birth place
Finland, Kuortane
death date
1976-05-11
death place
Finland, Helsinki
nationality
Finns
significant building
Villa Mairea, Säynätsalo Town Hall, List of Massachusetts Institute of Technology undergraduate dormitories, Paimio Sanatorium, Vyborg Library, Finlandia Hall
significant design
Artek (company), Aalto Vase

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