the public space Catalogs Artek.fi, Aalto furniture; company founded by Aalto. Alvar Aalto glassware, iittala.com Between Humanism and Materialism New York Museum of Modern Art exhibit site. Contains an especially useful timeline of his life and career. Buildings and reviews Checkonsite.com – Alvar Aalto architecture guide. "Ahead of the curve" The Guardian – Fiona MacCarthy recalls a shared lunch of smoked reindeer and schnapps in his elegant Helsinki restaurant Baker House North Jutland Museum S. Maria Assunta – Riola BO Italy 1898 births 1976 deaths People from Kuortane People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) 20th-century Finnish architects Finnish furniture designers Finnish industrial designers Modernist architects International style architects Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne members Modernist architecture in Finland Recipients of the Royal Gold Medal Aalto University alumni Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin Recipients of the Prince Eugen Medal Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery Recipients of the AIA Gold Medal Honorary Fellows of the American Institute of Architects