Jan
31
Alvar Aalto | Viipuri Library
Alvar Aalto was Finnish. He designed the Vyborg (Viipuri ) (1927-1935) Library, now in modern day Russia. The lecture room ceiling is quite famous. It is a continuous series of curves that terminate at the back of the hall. Even the wall in the back is curved. He designed the ceiling to amplify the acoustical qualities of the room. He also used regional wood to sheathe the ceiling composition of groundbreaking form. Whether it actually works is still in question. But what is certain is that Aalto’s use of this new form was to be reiterated and amplified by architects that follow.
