Alvar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Alvar
From Tamil āl̤vār, derivative of ār̤- “sink, be absorbed (as in contemplation)”
Example Sentences
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In 1981 he completed his studio, a cluster of rectangular rooms under semicircular vaults that held clear references to the work of Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto and Antoni Gaudi.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
Previous exhibitions have shone a spotlight on Finnish pioneers Aino Marsio-Aalto, who was married to fellow architect Alvar Aalto; and Armi Ratia, founder of textile company Marimekko.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 29, 2020
Modernist architects from Adolf Loos to Alvar Aalto designed these curative environments as cleansed—physically and symbolically—from disease and pollution.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2020
Yet the 168 eye-catching photos of this small, brick-size book — featuring buildings spanning millennia and continents, and highlighting modern architects from Alvar Aalto to Peter Zumthor — prove otherwise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
Vaca, Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de, treasurer of colony of Florida, 41; journey across continent, 41, 42; application for governorship of Florida, 41.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
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