Looking for better job opportunities, Alvar Aalto and his family moved from the small town of Turku to Helsinki in 1933. Besides job opportunities, Aalto also was also looking for the perfect location where he could build his future home. After living in two different apartments in Helsinki, the Aaltos bought a piece of land just outside the city.
So here we are, the end of the year is time to recap and look back to see what we have done and achieved; in the Mid Century Home case a lot has been done ๐
One of the architects that I wrote more about is undoubtedly Alvar Aalto.
The increasing industrialization of north European countries such as Finland during the sixties caused the decline of the small scale agriculture and a depopulation of rural areas while urban communities grew exponentially.
Finlandโs improving welfare structure and a better standard of living pushed the request for new houses and in turn created a boom in the construction industry.
