Finnish architect Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was born in 1898. His style of work ranged from Nordic Classicism and functionalism to an International Modernism and Organic Modernism later on. He made sure to incorporate nature into the design of his work, looking to create a “harmony” between his buildings and nature. Although not his first major work, the Baker House, built in 1948 on the campus of MIT as a dormitory. He designed it so all of the occupants received a view of the river to the east while preventing any direct view with the busy streets adjacent by creating a staircase corridor on the North end. The rooms were given individual attention while a common area provided a resting calm compared to that of the dormitory rooms intended for long hours of study. The building is dynamic throughout and is probably my personal favorite building of Aalto’s.