https://visit.alvaraalto.fi/en/destinations/paimio-sanatorium The building completed in 1933 as Paimio Sanatorium was of key importance to the international career of architects Alvar and Aino Aalto. The Paimio Sanatorium, patients’ wing, exterior view from the southeast; photo Leon Liao. Alvar Aalto won the design competition for the new Vyborg Central library in 1927 with a proposal to which he gave the pseudonym ‘W.W.W.’ ... Paimio Sanatorium. The building was completed in 1932, and soon after received critical acclaim both in Finland and abroad. It represents the “modernist” period of Aalto's career, and followed many of the tenets of Le Corbusier's pioneering ideas for modernist architecture. World-renowned architect and designer Alvar Aalto presents Paimio Sanatorium (1933) - a modernist masterpiece. Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer, as well as a sculptor and painter. Finnish architecture was no longer merely the receiver of influences from outside. At age 30, Aalto received the commission to design Paimio Sanatorium after winning an architectural competition for the project. Paimio Sanatorium is a former tuberculosis sanatorium in designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. dam-images-daily-2013-06-health-cares-paimio-sanitorium-alvar-aalto-01.jpg The exterior of the Paimio Sanatorium, completed in 1933 by architect Alvar Aalto. Works 1928-60 Selected drawings Contemporary photographs by Maija Holma. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings.He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as "branches of the tree whose trunk is architecture." 1931–1932. 26 x 23 3/4 x 34 1/2" (66 x 60.3 x 87.6 cm). Alvar Aalto. The Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium was designed in the late 1920s and completed in 1933. Building itself is a healing element. Not long ago, Alvar Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium (1929–33) in Finland—one of the esteemed architect’s earliest projects in a modern style—faced an uncertain future. "Although the Paimio Sanatorium building represents Functionalism of a stylistically pure kind, there is an unambiguous duality about it. Together with Vyborg (Viipuri) library, completed two years later, it gave the Aaltos an international profile. The Paimio Sanatorium by architect Alvar Aalto was built in Alvar Aallontie 275, 21540 Preitilä, Paimio, Finland in 1929-1933. The exhibition is … by Billie Muraben “Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. Architecture. Bent plywood, bent laminated birch, and solid birch. It belongs to Aalto's early works and is certainly the building that helped Alvar Aalto to gain international recognition. Thus materialised a number of furniture designs, which became key products sold by the company Artek, founded in 1935. For husband-and-wife designers Alvar and Aino Aalto, the building had a singular goal: help patients recover. Pinterest Alvar Aalto: Paimio sanatorium Arno Forsius: Tuberculosis in Finland in early 20th century Anne Marie Chatelet: Early days of the sanatorium (1860-1902) Jean-Bernard Cremnitzer: The sanatorium in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s. Paimio Sanatorium, completed in 1932, was the international breakthrough for the Aaltos. Aalto's winning competition design was made in 1929 and the sanatorium was built in 1929-33. It is a masterpiece by Alvar Aalto. He captures the seemingly small features that help to make the entire building one healing element for the tuberculosis patients it … Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Turku, Finland. Paimio Sanatorium was finished at 1933 and it functioned as tuberculosis sanatorium for decades. Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (pronounced [ˈhuɡo ˈɑlʋɑr ˈhenrik ˈɑːlto]; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. It has taken long time but finally this summer I was able to travel to Paimio and to see this masterpiece of architecture. On the one hand, you have tradition and influences from elsewhere and on the other you have a creative innovativeness that is something quite new." Architecture and Design 10 Projects by Alvar Aalto Which Highlight the Breadth of His Built Work April 03, 2016 Alvar Aalto was born in Alajärvi in central Finland and raised in Jyväskylä . The doctoral dissertation of Marianna Heikinheimo, Master of Science in Architecture, Master of Fine Arts, in the field of architectural history Architecture and Technology: Alvar Aalto's Paimio Sanatorium discusses the relationship between architecture and technology in Paimio Sanatorium (1928-1933), designed by the renowned Finnish master architect, Alvar Aalto. Paimio Sanatorium Paimio / 1933 The building completed in 1933 as Paimio Sanatorium was of key importance to the international career of architects Alvar and Aino Aalto. shop.alvaraalto.fi. Paimio Sanatorium, an early major work by Alvar Aalto, is the subject of an exhibition on show in the Gallery at the Alvar Aalto Museum from 12 February to 10 April 2016. The Paimio Sanatorium (1928-1933) has been canonized as an internationally recognized masterpiece of modern architecture, and it is often considered to be the breakthrough of Alvar Aalto. Paimio Sanatorium is a former tuberculosis sanatorium in South West Finland designed by Alvar Aalto. Alvar Aallon arkkitehtuuria 1: Paimion parantola on tiivis esitys rakennuksesta ja sen historiasta. When photographer Benjamin Gilbert visited Alvar Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium in Finland, he was captivated by the architect and designer’s attention to detail. Alvar Aalto Architect volume 5: Paimio 1929-33 on laaja englanninkielinen julkaisu parantolasta joka sisältää runsaasti valokuvia ja piirustuksia. Paimio Sanatorium was finished at 1933 and it functioned as tuberculosis sanatorium for decades. Paimio Sanatorium, 1929-33. shop.alvaraalto.fi This pop-up exhibition focuses on Aalto’s out anding work with shapes, colours, and function. Buildings designed by Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), the pre-eminent Finnish master of architecture, are deeply rooted in the culture and the landscape of Finland. Paimio, Finland. Together with Vyborg (Viipuri) Library, completed two years later, it gave the Aaltos an international profile. In 1929 the Aaltos won the architectural competition of Paimio Sanatorium. The world-renowned architect and designer Alvar Aalto’s (1898-1976) Paimio Sanatorium from 1933 is a modernist masterpiece. Photo: Maija Paimio Sanatorium Commentary "Alvar Aalto's tuberculosis sanatorium, now a general hospital, remotely situated in thick forest about 29km (18 miles) east of Turku, is the building that first put Finland on the modern architectural map. Designmuseum Danmark will show a pop-up exhibition focusing on Aalto's outstanding work with shapes, colors and function. Alvar Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium. The building completed in 1933 as Paimio Sanatorium was of key importance to the international career of architects Alvar and Aino Aalto. Alvar Aalto was behind all the details of the Paimio Sanatorium and designed everything from the building and the door handles to the lighting and chairs. It is a masterpiece by Alvar Aalto. Experience Alvar Aalto’s modern masterpiece with all your senses. Completed in 1932, Alvar Aalto’s Paimio tuberculosis sanatorium’s programme was revolutionary Tuberculosis may have blighted mankind since at least as far back as antiquity, but when the AR devoted its September 1933 issue to a survey of recent tuberculosis sanatoriums, it turned its attention to a building type with a far shorter history. The owners didn’t have a clear use for the building, conceived as a medical instrument to treat tuberculosis, and considered selling it. Paimio Chair. Paimio Sanatorium also became an experimental project for wood and plywood furniture, where Aalto, together with the carpenter Otto Korhonen, developed new kinds of manufacturing methods. The building served exclusively as a tuberculosis sanatorium until the early 1960s, when it was converted into a general hospital. Building itself is a healing element. In the interwar period, tuberculosis was a wide read and deadly disease: light, air, and cleanliness became the new mantra, and Paimio fulfilled it all with a radically renewing architecture. On our tour you’ll get to see this wonderful architecture from inside and also furniture and lamps that were designed for this building. The building completed in 1933 as Paimio Sanatorium was of key importance to the international career of architects Alvar and Aino Aalto. The Aaltos moved from Turku to Helsinki in 1933 and in 1936 the Aalto House, a total work of art was completed. Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. 710.1943.1. Together with Vyborg (Viipuri) Library, completed two years later, it gave the Aaltos an international profile. Completed in 1932, Alvar Aalto’s Paimio tuberculosis sanatorium’s programme was revolutionary, and continues to radiate a profound sense of human empathy. From 1933 is a modernist masterpiece in South West Finland designed by Aalto. 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