aalborg museum of modern art, 1958-1972. architects: alvar aalto (1898-1976) and jean jacques baruël (b.1923). complex curves carressed by light. the idea to suspend concave reflectors inside the skylight was first used by aalto in his in the biennale gardens in venice. in venice, it had the quality of a sketch, because the whole building was a sketch. in aalborg it is fully developed. since carlo scarpa was in charge of the biennale gardens - and scarpa knew greatness when he saw it - no-one was allowed to touch aalto's temporary pavilion which is still there today. I'll post a few old photos‹›
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg

Alvar Aalto

Interior · Aalborg Municipality, Denmark · 1972

Photo: seier · 2009-05-06 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 1944×2592

aalborg museum of modern art, 1958-1972. architects: alvar aalto (1898-1976) and jean jacques baruël (b.1923). complex curves carressed by light. the idea to suspend concave reflectors inside the skylight was first used by aalto in his in the biennale gardens in venice. in venice, it had the quality of a sketch, because the whole building was a sketch. in aalborg it is fully developed. since carlo scarpa was in charge of the biennale gardens - and scarpa knew greatness when he saw it - no-one was allowed to touch aalto's temporary pavilion which is still there today. I'll post a few old photos

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