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Santa Maria Assunta, Riola di Vergato

The Church of Santa Maria Assunta is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Riola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Situated in the Reno valley at the foot of the northern Apennines, the church was designed between 1965 and 1978 by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, together with Elissa Aalto and the Aalto Studio. It is the only Catholic church ever built from Aalto’s designs and is widely regarded as one of the most significa…

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1978

Vergato, Vergato, Italy

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Alvar Aalto

1898-1976 · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

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Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as "branches of the tree whose trunk is architecture." Aalto's early career ran in…

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Alvar Aalto Studio

studio · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

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