Säynätsalo

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Säynätsalo town hall group, Finland, designed by Alvar Aalto, 1950–52. Aalto's work is an example of governmental architecture in which indigenous building traditions and materials are combined with modern design and building technology.

Säynätsalo

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Alvar Aalto
Mature style
…mature style is perhaps the Säynätsalo town hall group. Modest in scale in its forest setting, it nonetheless asserts a quiet force. Its simple forms are in red brick, wood, and copper, all traditional materials of Finland. Viewing it, a person feels the achievement of a perfect building, in that…
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…mature style is perhaps the Säynätsalo town hall group. Modest in scale in its forest setting, it nonetheless asserts a quiet force. Its simple forms are in red brick, wood, and copper, all traditional materials of Finland. Viewing it, a person feels the achievement of a perfect building, in that…
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