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SEMINAR PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY 6.5.2026

Seminar programme day 1

Address: Aalto2 Museum Centre, Alvar Aallon katu 7, Jyväskylä

11:00-12:00 Registration
12:00-12:10 Opening words
12:10-17:30 Session 1: CONCEPTS
12:10-12:40 Keynote 1: William J.R. Curtis
12:50-14:40 Parallel sessions (8 presentations)
14:40-15:10 Coffee break
15:20-17:30 Parallel sessions (10 presentations)

Additional programme

Address: Aalto2 Museum Centre, Alvar Aallon katu 7, Jyväskylä

18:00-18:30 Studia Generalia (in Finnish)
18:00-19:30 Guided Tours to the exhibitions
19:00-21:00 Cocktails

Thursday 7.5.2026

Seminar programme day 2

Address: Aalto2 Museum Centre, Alvar Aallon katu 7, Jyväskylä

08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-11:40 Session 2: BUILDINGS
09:00-09:30 Keynote 2: Henriette Steiner
09:40-10:40 Parallel sessions (6 presentations)
10:40-11:20 Coffee break
11:20-12:30 Parallel sessions (4 presentations)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:10 Session 3: PEOPLE
13:30-14:00 Keynote 3: Scott Wall
14:10-15:10 Parallel sessions (6 presentations)
15:10-15:50 Coffee break
15:50-17:00 Parallel sessions (4 presentations)
17:00-17:10 Closing words

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME

TUESDAY 5.5.2026

17:30-20:30 Architectural evening at Säynätsalo Town Hall

Discover Aalto’s masterpiece through a guided tour and enjoy a warm, atmospheric buffet dinner in the legendary Town Hall. Including tour, transport and buffet dinner.

Address: Starting and ending point at the Aalto2 Museum Centre, Alvar Aallon katu 7, Jyväskylä. Not included in the seminar ticket; separate registration required.

Säynätsalon kunnantalo / Säynätsalo Town Hall (1939-52). Photo Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto -säätiö / Foundation.

Säynätsalo Town Hall (1939-52). Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation.

 

WEDNESDAY 6.5.2026

9:30-11:30 Walking Architecture Tour: The University of Jyväskylä Campus

Come along for an architecture walk through the Jyväskylä University campus and get a closer look at Aalto’s iconic buildings and the stories behind them.

Address: Starting and ending point at the Aalto2 Museum Centre, Alvar Aallon katu 7, Jyväskylä. Not included in the seminar ticket; separate registration required.

University of Jyväskylä, main building (1954-56), Jyväskylä. Photo Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation.

University of Jyväskylä, main building (1954-56), Jyväskylä. Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation.

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