Elissa Aalto
Elissa Aalto (born November 22, 1922 as Elsa Kaisa Mäkiniemi in Kemi ; † April 12, 1994 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish architect and designer .
Life
In 1941 Elissa Aalto began studying architecture and design at the Helsinki University of Technology . After graduating in 1949, she started her professional career in Alvar Aalto's architectural office . In 1952 she married Aalto, 24 years her senior, whose first wife Aino had died in early 1949. After Aalto's death in 1976, she became the director of Alvar Aalto & Co. and, together with the architect Harald Deilmann, completed Alvar Aalto's projects, such as the plan to build the opera house in Essen . She was also the managing director of the design furniture production Artek .
Elissa Aalto died in 1994 and was buried in the grave of Alvar and Aino Aalto at Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.
Buildings by Elissa Aalto
- Rovaniemi City Hall
- Jyväskylä University Main Building
- Säynätsalo Hall
- Aalborg Art Museum
- Viipuri Library
Awards
- In 1981 Elissa Aalto was made an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects .
literature
- Karl Fleig (Ed.): Alvar Aalto. Complete works. Zurich 1970–1978, three volumes, 7th edition, Basel 1999.
Web links
- Alvar Aalto Foundation (English / Finnish)
- Elsa Kaisa Mäkiniemi In: Ulrike Eichhorn : “Architects. Your job. Your life. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berit Virtanen: Obituary: Elissa Aalto. The Independent , April 23, 1994, accessed November 9, 2016 .
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SURNAME | Aalto, Elissa |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mäkiniemi, Elsa Kaisa (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish architect and designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kemi |
DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1994 |
Place of death | Helsinki |