Aalto University, Schools of Science Technology, main auditorium, Otaniemi, Espoo (1956). Photo © Alvar Aalto Museum / Martti Kapanen
“It is great that the network’s founding document was signed right here in Jyväskylä, which has a multifaceted, representative cross-section of Aalto’s output,” says Mayor of Jyväskylä Timo Koivisto.
Any Finnish or foreign city, town or municipality with at least one noteworthy Alvar Aalto site can join the Aalto Cities network. In all, there are about forty Aalto Cities around the world.