Alvar Aalto (Masters Of World Architecture)

The Masters of World Architecture Series focuses on some of the world's most famous, distinguished architects. Alvar Aalto has, among his many honors, membership in the Finnish Academy and the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, awarded in 1957. Still winning competitions, Aalto has done a wide variety of work, including apartment houses, art centers, town halls and museums in many European countries and in the Middle East.