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A Tour of the Alvar Aalto Centre in Seinäjoki – part 2

07/02/2015 Mark Wiltshear

Part 2 of 2 – I continue my guided tour of the Alvar Aalto centre in Seinäjoki, by visiting Aalto’s theatre (with it’s collection of glass and porcelain by Alvar & Aino Aalto) and the new Apila library next door to Aalto’s original.

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A Tour of the Alvar Aalto Centre in Seinäjoki [part 1]

31/01/2015 Mark Wiltshear

Part 1 of 2 – Marianne takes me on a guided tour of the Alvar Aalto centre, in Seinäjoki, a cluster of six, civic buildings that form its iconic centrepiece. Alvar and Aino Aalto are arguably Finland’s greatest designers and, in part 1, you can hear Marianne describe the Town Hall and Lakeuden Risti Church.

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