Tag Alvar Aalto

09-04-2020

Architecture and design films and events to follow via streaming

As we continue to live under lockdown in the hopes of stopping the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the amount of content available for viewing from home with today’s electronic devices has been growing, and a number of interesting proposals have emerged in the world of architecture and design, including documentary films, meetings via streaming, virtual tours and content for families with children.

23-01-2020

Jacques Toussaint in Riola in the church designed by Alvar Aalto

The French artist Jacques Toussaint has created a new site-specific work from his "L'Esprit des Lieux" series for the church of Santa Maria Assunta in Riola di Vergato (1976-1978), designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and constructed after a long labour of love.

30-11-2018

The long story of Alvar Aalto’s church in Riola

The church of Riola is Finish architect Alvar Aalto’s only work in Italy, the focus of a documentary film by director Roberto Ronchi and reporter Mara Corradi telling the church’s story which premiered at the sixth Milano Design Film Festival.

15-12-2017

Centennial of Finnish independence and architecture in Finland

Finland celebrated its first century as an independent country on December 6, and we pay homage to the country by looking at a number of recent Finnish architectural projects covered in Floornature.

14-06-2017

Crowdfunding for the film/documentary on Alvar Aalto’s church in Riola

A film cum documentary that tells the story of Alvar Aalto’s church in Riola, the only Italian work by this important international master of architecture. The Crowdfunding campaign has already begun!

02-06-2017

Moxon Architects, a modern hut in the Scottish Highlands

In the Cairngorms National Park, in the Scottish Highlands, Moxon Architects have created a building that reinterprets traditional mountain huts and blends harmoniously with the Scottish Highlands.

08-02-2017

Mostra Alvar Aalto – Art and the Modern Form

A large retrospective dedicated to Alvar Aalto, Finland's most famous architect and designer, coproduced by Vitra Design Museum and Alvar Aalto Museum will be presented in a number of countries.

22-11-2016

Diane Dufresne Arts Centre ACDF Architecture

The Centre d'Art Diane Dufresne by Canadian firm ACDF Architecture is an example of how architecture and art can come together to become an integral part of a masterplan designed to improve the quality of life of residents in Repentigny, a town north of Montreal.

22-07-2016

2016 Biennale. Finland pavilion.

From Border to Home is the name of the Finland Pavilion exhibition, responding to the theme of the 15th International Architecture exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, “Reporting From The Front”.