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Alvar Aalto Architect
Modern Finnish Architecture : Key 20th Century Buildings in Finland
post updated 10 October 2021
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark
Photos taken today of this austere architecture, the only building by Aalto in Denmark
Exterior from north:

Exterior looking west away from the building:

Exterior looking south:

Entrance hall:

Entrance hall looking back through the double layer of glazed screens to the main road beyond:

view of a gallery:

I had the fortune to win a Scholarship aged 18 to visit Finland and study the work of Alvar Aalto (in 1990), so can see how this work matches the scale and rhythms of his larger Finnish buildings, such as the Finlandia Hall, or in a different typology his university buildings such as at Otaniemi. This building has all the hallmarks of his style, with each element talking with the others. For example the circular rooflights, ceiling lamps and tables tie the spaces together through a common language. Another example is the vertical fins that can be found on the doors and in the glazed screens.

Editor – architect Adrian Welch
Architectural details:
Ceiling light:

Rooflight lamps:

lamp:

circular rooflight with lamp

Modern & contemporary art, in an airy building designed by Alvar Aalto, housing international works.
A small gallery with rooflight slots filled with lamp arrays:

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