abstract:The Alvar Aalto Medal was established in 1967 by the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA). The Medal has been awarded intermittently since 1967 when the medal was created in honour of Alvar Aalto.
Heis the sonofone of the best-knownPortuguesearchitects, Álvaro SizaVieira , winnerof the 1992 Pritzker Prizeand the 1988 Alvar AaltoMedal, among manyotheraccolades.