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Alvar Aalto

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

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Occupation

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

Born in

Kuortane

Born

February 3, 1898

Zodiac

Aquarius

Website

www.alvaraalto.fi

28,587

days lived

78

age at death

Born
February 3, 1898 in 🇫🇮Kuortane
Died
May 11, 1976 in Helsinki (aged 78)
Zodiac
♒︎Aquarius·dog 🐕
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Astrology
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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Aquarius♒︎

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Moon Sign

Cancer♋︎

Dominant Element

Air

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Planetary positions calculated for February 3, 1898

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1976
Day 28,586
Age 78

Death of Alvar Aalto

Confidence
96%
May 11, 1976

Alvar Aalto dies in Helsinki, Finland.

1972
Day 26,994
Age 73

Order of the Lion of Finland

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96%
Jan 1, 1972

Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

1970
Day 26,264
Age 71

Mount Angel Abbey Library

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1970
1968
Day 25,533
Age 69

North Jutland Art Museum

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1968
1952
Day 19,689
Age 53

Second Marriage to Elissa Mäkiniemi

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1952

Marries Elissa Mäkiniemi, who becomes his architectural partner.

1949
Day 18,594
Age 50

Baker House Dormitory, MIT

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1949
Day 18,594
Age 50

Death of Aino Aalto

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1949

His first wife, Aino Aalto, dies.

1939
Day 14,941
Age 40

Villa Mairea

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1939
Day 14,941
Age 40

Finnish Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair

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92%
Jan 1, 1939
Day 14,941
Age 40

Sunila Pulp Mill Housing

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1939
1935
Day 13,480
Age 36

Viipuri Library

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92%
Jan 1, 1935
Day 13,480
Age 36

Artek Founded

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96%
Jan 1, 1935

Founds Artek with his wife Aino, Maire Gullichsen, and Nils-Gustav Hahl.

1933
Day 12,750
Age 34

Paimio Sanatorium

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1933
1924
Day 9,462
Age 25

First Marriage to Aino Marsio

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1924

Marries Aino Marsio, an architect.

1923
Day 9,097
Age 24

Opens Architectural Office

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1923

Opens his own architectural office in Jyväskylä.

1921
Day 8,367
Age 22

Architectural Degree

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96%
Jan 1, 1921

Graduates from the Helsinki University of Technology with a degree in architecture.

1918
Day 7,271
Age 19

Finnish Civil War

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1918

Fights in the Finnish Civil War.

1916
Day 6,540
Age 17

Studies Architecture

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1916

Begins studying architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

1898
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Alvar Aalto

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96%
Feb 3, 1898

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto is born in Kuortane, Finland.