The 12th International Alvar Aalto Symposium will be held in Jyväskylä Finland from August 10-12, 2012. With the theme of ‘Crafted’ – The Ingredients of Architecture’, the question arises: How does architecture rise above the ordinary? Organised by the Alvar Aalto Academy, the international Alvar Aalto Symposium aims to address the complex relationship between material, craft and culture, not simply as a matter of professional practice but also as a sociological and pedagogical imperative. More information on the event after the break.
The event will feature 14 top practitioners and thinkers from Finland and abroad, including Richard Sennett, the American-British sociologist and author, and Kjetil T. Thorsen, a founding partner of Snøhetta (designers of the famed Oslo Opera House and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, among others).
