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The 5. Alvar Aalto Researchers’ Network Seminar – Whose Modernism? brings the latest trends of international modernism and Alvar Aalto research to the Aalto2 Museum Centre in Jyväskylä on 14.–15.6.2023. Two days and three central themes. The keynote speaker for Wednesday’s Intent theme is the internationally renowned American architectural historian, critic and teacher, Joan Ockman. Authorship questions will be debated on Thursday morning. The keynote speaker that day is Ruth Verde Zein, a respected Brazilian architect and professor of architecture and design from Sao Paolo. Thursday afternoon’s Legacy theme will be led by international award-winning Finnish film director Klaus Härö. The programme includes almost 40 individual presentations from speakers from different parts of the world. Read more and the list of the 35 presentations titles here.

Register now for free to get the access to the virtual event (in English) or come and see the presenters – there are still a limited number of live tickets on sale for the Aalto2 event in June. Notice, only with registration you get 3 months free access to see the event presentations after seminar. 

New WHOSE MODERNISM? book on seminar proceedings, ed. Aila Svenskberg, published by Alvar Aalto Foundation, will be on sale during the seminar 14.-15.6.2023 at the Aalto2 Museum Centre, Jyväskylä. All paper speakers 2023 with their articles will be introduced at the new book, soon available also at the Alvar Aalto web shop.

The 5. Alvar Aalto Researchers’ Network Seminar – Whose Modernism? gives a voice to researchers, students and others interested in the mysteries of modernism. The presentations of Aalto research include, for instance, examinations of Aalto’s Säynätsalo Town Hall as a complete work of art, the Rautatalo Office Building, the industrial heritage of the Toppila pulp mill, as well as the connections to Aalto by architect Aarne Ervi, MoMA curator Elizabeth Mock and artist László Moholy-Nagy. Also, recent observations from architecture students about Alvar Aalto have been surveyed. All the participants and their presentation titles are listed here

New WHOSE MODERNISM? book on seminar proceedings, ed. Aila Svenskberg, published by Alvar Aalto Foundation, will be on sale during the seminar 14.-15.6.2023 at the Aalto2 Museum Centre, Jyväskylä. All paper speakers 2023 with their articles will be introduced at the new book.

This Alvar Aalto Researchers’ Network Seminar asks: Whose modernism?

Much effort has been devoted to interrogating the origins, development, ambitions and products of modern architecture. This seminar seeks to identify and critically assess not just the factors but the actors involved: the individuals, institutions and other parties engaged in the creation, criticism, inhabitation, appropriation, and conservation of modern architecture.

Who sponsored, created, critiqued and narrated architectural modernism in the twentieth century, and who does now? Who should? To whom does modern architecture matter, and in whose lives does it play a role? Who holds responsibility for the future of modern architecture, and who do modern architectural heritage sites serve? Simply put: Who are the stakeholders, explicitly and implicitly, of modern architecture and its heritage?

Join us for the discussion!

The Alvar Aalto Researchers’ Network is an international collaboration that serves as a channel for discussion and cooperation between people doing research on Alvar Aalto. The network is managed by the Alvar Aalto Academy as part of the functions of the Alvar Aalto Foundation.

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