JUNE 2015 CLUE: An architect’s competition-winning scheme for a hospital brought fresh air, light, and views to tuberculosis patients and became a landmark example of modern design for healing. JUNE 2015 ANSWER: The answer to the June issue’s Guess the Architect is Alvar Aalto, who completed the Paimio Sanatorium near Turku, Finland, in 1933. The design of the reinforced-concrete frame building for tuberculosis patients featured rooms with balconies angled for sunlight and views of the surrounding forest. WINNER: Thomas Wyaux, Manager of Special Projects, Municipal Arts Society, New York City. |
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2015 Winners: View winners of the 2015 contest. Photo © Laurie Jones |
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2014 Winners: View winners of the 2014 contest. Photo © Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum |
![]() | 2013 Winners: View winners of the 2013 contest. Photo © Michael de Lapaz |
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