Alvar-Aalto-Kulturhaus

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Alvar-Aalto-Kulturhaus, Cultural center and library in Wolfsburg, Germany

The building stretches along Porschestrasse with four sections including a municipal library, adult education facilities, entertainment areas, and community gathering spaces.

Finnish architect Alvar Aalto designed and constructed this cultural center between 1959 and 1962 as his most substantial architectural project in Germany.

The center offers educational programs, library services, conference rooms, and exhibition spaces to support intellectual development in this industrial German city.

The ground floor contains retail shops, library access points, conference rooms, youth facilities, while the upper level houses university auditoriums and club spaces.

The structure features white and blue Carrara marble facades with geometric skylights that flood interior spaces with natural illumination through carefully positioned openings.

Location: Wolfsburg

Inception: 1962

Architects: Alvar Aalto

GPS coordinates: 52.41980,10.78600

Latest update: March 3, 2025 11:19

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