The result, completed in 1935, is a bold masterpiece of international modernism. Viipuri library is an early masterpiece of the aalto office from the 1930s. Working papers alvar aalto researchers network march 12th 14th 2012, seinajoki and jyvaskyla, finland themes of light. Alvar aalto and aino marsioaalto won the design competition for the new vyborg central library in 1927 with their proposal w. You can start by browsing the collection or by searching it with the search box on the right. The viipuri library by alvar aalto aalto university shop. However, as a result of shifting borders during wwii, vyborg became part of russia. This picture shows open space and shiny metal rails, which make the library feel very modern and cool. Viipuri was designed by alvar aalto during the period. The viipuri library, finland, designed by alvar aalto in 1935, is a multistories structure building for viipuri city people.
Alvar and aino aalto with assistant aarne ervi, 1935 viipuri library is an iconic modern structure and we are delighted to witness its successful restoration through an international network of. Viipuri library competition entry, turun sanomat building, and other buildings and projects, 19271929 garl. Ten authors, including the renowned architectural historians eevaliisa pelkonen and akos moravanszky, and moma curator pedro gadanho, address central aspects of aaltos work. I feel like having large open areas in a library make the library more inviting, and makes me want to sit for hours browsing through books. Introduction architect alvar aalto location vyborg,ussr date 1927 competition,built october 1935 building type lecture halls,childrens library,periodical room,reading room,stacks and admin offices construction system stone cladding and stucco climate cold context urban park. Step inside finnish architect alvar aaltos vyborg library. The ideas developed for the viipuri library competition remained central to the work of aalto s. When aalto won the competition to design viipuris city library in 1927. Finnish architect alvar aalto scrapped his original design for the vyborg library when the site changed. Pakomaa and the staff of the alvar aalto foundation, both in helsinki and jyvaskyla. Alvar aaltos viipuri vyborg library 1935 is one of the most important of aaltos designs to have aroused worldwide interest. The mark of the hand, edited by harry charrington and vezio nava, rakennustieto publishing, helsinki 2011. Aaltodoc aalto university publication archive instructions. At least 25 new titles are slated to join the collection each year.
Alvar aaltos viipuri library in vyborg, russia, built between 1927 and 1935, has recently been restored and the committee responsible for the restoration work. This book gives the history of the viipuri library starting from the competition that won alvar aalto the role as designer of the municipal library. Other articles where viipuri municipal library is discussed. Pdf a is an isostandardized version of the portable document format pdf specialized for the digital preservation of electronic documents. Viipurin kirjasto is a library in vyborg, russia, built during the time of. Viipuri library in vyborg, russia was designed and built by modernist finnish architect alvar aalto between 1927 and 1935. Jkmm architects have recently completed a solution for the expansion of the seinajoki city library in the context of alvar aaltos 1965 civic center. Photographs from before 1940 show aalto s library at the heart of a proud city, located just behind viipuri s stoic, neogothic cathedral. Alvar aalto biography childhood, life achievements. The viipuri library by architect alvar aalto was built in city park, vyborg viipuri, russia in 1933 1935. Restoration of viipuri library finnish architecture 2016. Awarded restoration of the viipuri library by alvar aalto, vyborg, russia, 19271935 best restoration of the year 20 of the art newspaper russia.
Guided tours of the exhibition will be organised every thursday in june, july and august at. The alvar aalto library in vyborg, completed in 1935, was one of the buildings that brought aalto worldwide fame. Viipuri municipal library date 19271935 creator aalto, alvar creator birthdeath dates 18981976 citysite vyborg country russia work type architecture cultural buildings public libraries label view main reading room bib source title alvar aalto accession number. Both the office building and the sanatorium emphasize functional, straightforward design and are without historical. Viipuri library as an object distributed in space and time. Spie digital library includes roughly 200 valuable spie press titles including monographs, tutorial texts, and field guides on the same userfriendly spie digital library platform as spie proceedings and spie journals. Located in vyborg, russia, which was under finnish rule when the library was originally conceived hence its occasional moniker of the vyborg library the newly restored interior and exterior of the library has been comprehensively photographed by. Restoration of alvar aaltos viipuri library wins 2014. He is considered as one of the great leaders of planning, as well as a key advocate of midcentury modernism. The design was modern yet still steeped in the classical. The history of the competition and design for vyborg library is crucially linked with alvar aalto s changeover from classicism to functionalism. Alvar aalto museum has realised the exhibition in collaboration with the finnish committee for the restoration of viipuri library.
The public spaces of the aalto atelier harry charrington. Rovaniemi library alvar aalto great buildings architecture. Alvar aalto was a finnish architect and designer, part of the modern movement of architecture, but he created his own style from an interpretation of modernism, focused on local materials and. Viipuri municipal library library, viipuri, russia.
The library is a scientific service organization free for everyone to use. Viipurin kirjasto is a library in vyborg, russia, built during the time of finnish sovereignty 1918 to 194044, before the finnish city of viipuri was annexed by the former ussr and its finnish name was changed to vyborg by the soviet authorities the building, built from 1927 to 1935, is an internationally acclaimed design by the finnish architect alvar aalto and. His fiftyyear career included work in the fields of furniture, textiles, painting, sculpting, landscape, urban. What is typical for his entire career, however, is a concern for design as a gesamtkunstwerk, a total work of art. Viipuri library is alvar aaltos early masterpiece from the 1930s. Viipuri library competition entry, turun sanomat building, and other buildings and projects, 19271929 garl alvar aalto foundation staff on. Jkmm architects expands alvar aaltos seinajoki city library. The case of aalto library, vyborg, russia alvar aalto. View all restaurants near alvar aalto library on tripadvisor. To position aaltos work in context, i will offer a brief rereading of modernisms relationships to mechanical control of the environment and then present an analysis of the design stages of the viipuri library leading to the final built version.
This article has a single building as its starting point. Rakennustieto, 2009, and alvar aalto museo, alvar aalto library viipuri, helsinki. Working papers alvar aalto researchers network march 12th 14th 2012, seinajoki and jyvaskyla, finland the case of aalto library, vyborg, russia laura berger 1. Aalto aimed at a modern space for vision as well as for the. Viipuri library commentary the competition project with which aalto won the competition for this library in 1927 was heavily indebted to erik gunnar asplunds stockholm library scheme. There were two good sources available to learn about viipuri library. Alvar aaltos restored viipuri library wins 2014 modernism prize. Legacy of the otaniemi library building by alvar aalto. At the time of construction, the land was held by finland. Photographs from before 1940 show aaltos library at the heart of a proud city, located just behind viipuris stoic, neogothic cathedral. The theoretical perspective draws from the field of material culture studies and the agency of objects. It was partly damaged during the second world war and suffered neglect during the soviet era. Alvar aalto was a finnish architect, designer, sculptor and painter. Wars, changing borders, and a long cold war abandonment.
Aaltodoc publication archive consists of full text materials produced in the university, such as theses, journal articles, conference publications and research materials produced by the schools of aalto university. It also tracks the change of design during this time period. Alvar aalto is a name synonymous with finnish architecture. The aalto centre consists of two municipal offices, the congregation house, youth association building, the municipal hospital, a health station and the city library, which was finalised by the architect studio of aalto. The government of the russian federation has decided to finance the project, but the. This library building, a masterpiece of finnish architect alvar aalto 18981976, is located in vyborg, russia. Alvar aalto viipuri library inhabitat green design. The building was designed by the architect alvar aalto 18981976 during 19641968. Alvar aalto is considered the father of modernism in scandinavia. The project to restore the original features of aaltos architecture began 20 years ago, initially on a scant budget of international donations. Viipuri library competition entry, turun sanomat building, and other buildings and projects, 19271929 by alvar aalto 0. Pdf a differs from pdf by omitting features illsuited to longterm archiving.
For almost twenty years, the finnish committee for the restoration of viipuri library worked to restore alvar aaltos rarely seen viipuri library. Aaltos library is considered a milestone in the history of modern architecture. Introduction architect alvar aalto location vyborg,ussr date 1927 competition,built october 1935 building type lecture halls,childrens library,periodical room,reading room,stacks and admin offices construction system stone cladding and stucco climate cold context urban park setting style modern. A prolific worker, it is estimated that aalto designed approximately 500 buildings over the course of his 50 year career.
The summer exhibition will be open to the public from 23. Alvar aaltos open plan architecture as an environmental technology device ulrike passe 1. For this semester long project we were assigned a building that we then had to analyze. During the development of the design, the site was changed from being beside a main road to being within a park, a change which allowed aalto to open up the building to light on all sides. It provides support for the diverse research, education, studying, and artistic activities of the university. Portions of this essay are based on the finnish committee for the restoration of viipuri library, alvar aalto library in vyborg. The viipuri library by architect alvar aalto was built in city park, vyborg viipuri, russia in 1933 alvar aalto won the design competition for the new vyborg central library in 1927 with a proposal to which he gave the pseudonym w. Designed by aalto and constructed between 1927 and 1935 in what was then the finnish city of viipuri, stated wmf in a press release, the. This richly illustrated book is the first in many years to offer a comprehensive and current overview of aaltos oeuvre as an architect, designer and urban planner. Alvar aalto library vyborg 2020 all you need to know. Aalto received the commission to design the library after winning first prize with his proposal titled www. Aalto university library, from 2015 called aalto university learning centre is a service unit of aalto university.
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