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

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