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The Alvar Aalto Medal was established in 1967 by the Museum of Finnish Architecture, the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA), and the Finnish Architectural Society. The Medal has been awarded intermittently since 1967, when the medal was created in honour of Alvar Aalto.[1] The award is given in recognition of a significant contribution to creative architecture. The award was given earlier at the Alvar Aalto Symposium, held every three years in Jyväskylä, Aalto's hometown. Recently the ceremony has been organized on Aalto's birthday, February 3rd, today the Finnish national Day of Architecture.

The Alvar Aalto medal is typically awarded every 3 years in association with 5 organisations: the Alvar Aalto Foundation, The Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA), the City of Helsinki, Foundation for the Museum of Finnish Architecture and Architecture Information Finland, and The Finnish Society of Architecture.[2] The medal, said to be awarded to future star architects; avoiding both currently vogue and the most radical avant-garde work. The medal was last awarded in 2020 to Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai. [3]

Recipients of the Alvar Aalto Medal

Year Recipient Country
1967 Alvar Aalto  Finland
1973 Hakon Ahlberg  Sweden
1977 James Stirling  United Kingdom
1982 Jørn Utzon  Denmark
1985 Tadao Ando  Japan
1988 Alvaro Siza  Portugal
1992 Glenn Murcutt  Australia
1998 Steven Holl  United States
2003 Rogelio Salmona  Colombia
2009 Tegnestuen Vandkunsten  Denmark
2012 Paulo David  Portugal
2015 Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano  Spain
2017 Zhang Ke  China
2020 Bijoy Jain[4]  India

See also

References

  1. ^ Museum of Finnish Architecture, retrieved 7 March 2010
  2. ^ Alvar Aalto Foundation (2011). "HE ALVAR AALTO MEDAL – AWARD RULES AND JURY GUIDELINES". Alvar Aalto Foundation. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ Alvar Aalto Foundation (16 March 2021). "ALVAR AALTO MEDAL 2020 HAS BEEN AWARDED TO BIJOY JAIN OF STUDIO MUMBAI IN INDIA". Alvar Aalto Foundation. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. ^ MFA


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