Elissa Aalto

Elissa Aalto

Elissa and Alvar Aalto in the 1950s
Born Elsa Kaisa Mäkiniemi
22 November 1922
Kemi, Finland
Died 12 April 1994(1994-04-12) (aged 71)
Helsinki, Finland
Nationality Finnish
Alma mater University of Helsinki
Occupation Architect
Spouse(s) Alvar Aalto
(m. 1952–76; his death)
Projects Aalto Theatre
Rovaniemi Town Hall

Elissa Aalto (22 November 1922, Kemi – 12 April 1994, Helsinki; born Elsa Kaisa Mäkiniemi) was a Finnish architect[1] and author.

She graduated in architecture from the University of Helsinki in 1949, and the same year she joined the office of Alvar Aalto. They married in 1952. She was involved in all competition projects the office undertook, and after Alvar Aalto's death in 1976 she managed the office and completed the unfinished projects, such as the Essen Opera House. She was also involved in alteration projects and the restoration of Aalto buildings, including the Rovaniemi Town Hall. She donated Aalto's drawings to the Alvar Aalto Foundation to make the material available for researchers.[1] Elissa Aalto died in 1994,[1] and was buried in Hietaniemi cemetery, in Helsinki, with her husband.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Virtanen, Berit: "Obituary: Elissa Aalto", in The Independent, 23 April 1994

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