Alvar Aalto Library in Vyborg: Saving a Modern Masterpiece: Part 2 - Tapa blanda

On its completion in 1935, Alvar Aalto’s library in Vyborg was regarded as one of the most significant functionalist buildings of its time. The restoration of the library, which had been in a state of neglect for a long time, began in 1994 and was completed in 2013. The restoration work has since received several awards for the exceptionally high-quality result and the laudable international cooperation. Alvar Aalto Library in Vyborg – Saving a Modern Masterpiece, Part 2 takes off from where the previous book ended and presents in detail, through texts, photos and drawings, the individual renovation projects that were completed in 2010-2013: the lecture hall, the lending and reading halls, the children’s library, the main entrance and lobby, the basement floors, the book storage and technical systems as well as the external walls and roofs.

Eric Adlercreutz, architect, born 1935 in Helsinki, Finland. He practiced in various offices, including that of Alvar Aalto (1959–65). Adlercreutz has run his own office since 1962, and since 1974 as “Arkkitehtitoimisto A-Konsultit Oy”, together with partners Gunnel Adlercreutz, Hasse Hägerström, Tapani Kajaste and Staffan Lodenius. Maija Kairamo was born 1935 in Oulu, Finland. Kairamo made her career at the National Board of Antiquities (1963–98) in the field of preservation and architectural conservation. Tapani Mustonen, architect, born 1961 in Turku, Finland. Mustonen studied architecture at Tampere University of Technology. He has been in charge of the restoration planning of the buildings of Alvar Aalto and other architects active during the 20th century.