The Transcendent Power of Good Design: How Alvar Aalto Created (Quite Possibly) The Perfect Place to Work

(Image credit: My Dubio) After 20 years of working there, Alvar Aalto's architecture practice outgrew the modest studio space in his home near Helsinki, and in 1956 he re-located it to a building just down the road. The new spot, designed by Aalto himself, was an architect's architecture firm, with soaring spaces, wide expanses of glass, and abundant light. In short: it was the perfect space to work.