Alvar Aalto in Seinäjoki
Alvar Aalto inspires. The Aalto Centre in Seinäjoki is an internationally unique architectural complex. Seinäjoki is also home to the civil guard’s headquarters – built in 1925, this building is the only architectural design from Aalto’s youth that has survived unaltered to date. The Aalto Centre is comprised of six buildings and Kansalaistori – “the Citizens’ Square” – built in 1988.
1. LAKEUDEN RISTI CHURCH (1957–1960)
2. PARISH CENTRE (1965–1966)
3. CITY HALL (1961–1962)
4. CITY LIBRARY (1964–1965)
5. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (1966–1968)
6. CITY THEATRE (1986 –1987)