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Article: Delight.
- Article from:
- The Architectural Review
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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A PRECIOUS INTERIOR BY ALVAR AALTO -- ONE OF ONLY THREE SURVIVING WORKS BY THE MASTER IN THE UNITED STATES -- HAS BEEN SAVED FROM THE THREAT OF DESTRUCTION BY THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL PRESERVATIONISTS.
The Kaufmann Conference Center, a masterpiece by Alvar Aalto located on the top floor of an office tower across from the United Nations headquarters, was saved from destruction last year, thanks to the efforts of local preservationists. This vital piece of New York's architectural heritage was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann Jr in 1964 and donated to the non-profit Institute for International Education (IIE) when it first occupied the tower.
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Article: ALVAR AALTO COLLECTIONLET US KNOW ABOUTYOUR EVENT ...
New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand);
August 18, 2007 ;
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...Pioneer of modernism Alvar Aalto bequeathed a legacy of work which is said to defy comparison ... talent can be seen in Aotearoa thanks to IMO, which launched the Alvar Aalto collection to a select group at its store on Thursday night ...
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