35 Quotes by Alvar Aalto

Objects are made to be completed by the human mind.

Beauty is the harmony of purpose and form.

The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture

Nothing old is ever reborn but neither does it totally disappear. And that which has once been born, will always reappear in a new form

Modern architecture does not mean the use of immature new materials; the main thing is to refine materials in a more human direction.

We should work for simple, good, undecorated things, but things which are in harmony with the human being and organically suited to the little man in the street.

God created paper for the purpose of drawing architecture on it. Everything else is at least for me an abuse of paper.

Form must have a content, and that content must be linked with nature.

The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavour to build an earthly paradise for people.