Alvar Aalto Medal

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Alvar Aalto Medal
DescriptionGiven to an individual or group in recognition of a significant contribution to creative architecture.
Country Finland
Presented by Alvar Aalto Foundation, SAFA, City of Helsinki, Museum of Finnish Architecture, Architecture Information Finland, and The Finnish Society of Architecture
First award1967
Final award2024
Current recipientMarie-José Van Hee
Website www.alvaraalto.fi

The Alvar Aalto Medal was established in 1967 by the Museum of Finnish Architecture, the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA), and the Finnish Architectural Society. The Medal has been awarded intermittently since 1967, when the medal was created in honour of Alvar Aalto. [1] The award is given in recognition of a significant contribution to creative architecture. The award was given earlier at the Alvar Aalto Symposium, held every three years in Jyväskylä, Aalto's hometown. Recently the ceremony has been organized on Aalto's birthday, February 3rd, today the Finnish national Day of Architecture.

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The Alvar Aalto medal is typically awarded every 3 years in association with 5 organisations: the Alvar Aalto Foundation, The Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA), the City of Helsinki, Foundation for the Museum of Finnish Architecture and Architecture Information Finland, and The Finnish Society of Architecture. [2] The medal, said to be awarded to future star architects; avoiding both currently vogue and the most radical avant-garde work. The medal was last awarded in 2024 to Marie-José Van Hee. [3]

The physical medal awarded to recipients was designed by Finnish architect Heikki Hyytiäinen in collaboration with Alvar Aalto. Its shape resembles a classical amphitheatre, a motif frequently used by Aalto in many of his designs. The medal is cast in bronze.

Recipients of the Alvar Aalto Medal

YearRecipientCountry
1967 Alvar Aalto Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1973 Hakon Ahlberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1977 James Stirling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
1982 Jørn Utzon Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
1985 Tadao Ando Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1988 Alvaro Siza Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
1992 Glenn Murcutt Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1998 Steven Holl Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2003 Rogelio Salmona Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2009 Tegnestuen Vandkunsten Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2012 Paulo David Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
2015 Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2017 Zhang Ke Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2020 Bijoy Jain [4] Flag of India.svg  India
2024 Marie-José Van Hee [5] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

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References

  1. ↑ Museum of Finnish Architecture, retrieved 7 March 2010
  2. ↑ Alvar Aalto Foundation (2011). "HE ALVAR AALTO MEDAL – AWARD RULES AND JURY GUIDELINES". Alvar Aalto Foundation. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Alvar Aalto -mitali". Alvar Aalto Foundation | Alvar Aalto -säätiö (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  4. ↑ MFA
  5. ↑ Varis, Anni (2024-08-22). "Alvar Aalto Medal 2024 goes to Belgian architect Marie-José Van Hee". Suomen Arkkitehtiliitto SAFA. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

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