Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying this tragedy and this comedy. Alvar Aalto accompanycombinationcomedy Change image and share on social
Form must have a content, and that content must be linked with nature. Alvar Aalto contentformlink Change image and share on social
God created paper for the purpose of drawing architecture on it. Everything else is, at least for me, an abuse of paper. Alvar Aalto abusearchitecturecreate Change image and share on social
Architecture is not merely national but clearly has local ties in that it is rooted in the earth. Alvar Aalto architectureearthlocal Change image and share on social
We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and all the other functions of the city. Alvar Aalto cityconcentratedaily Change image and share on social
The best standardisation committee in the world is nature herself, but in nature standardisation occurs mainly in connection with the smallest possible units: cells. The result is millions of flexible combinations in which one never encounters the stereotyped. Alvar Aalto cellcombinationcommittee share on social
The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavour to build an earthly paradise for people. Alvar Aalto architectarchitecturebuild Change image and share on social
Our time is so specialised that we have people who know more and more or less and less. Alvar Aalto peoplespecialisetime Change image and share on social
Just as it takes time for a speck of fish spawn to develop into a fully grown fish, so, too, we need time for everything that develops and crystallizes in the world of ideas. Architecture demands more of this time than other creative work. Alvar Aalto architecturecreativecrystallize share on social
