The Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center were formerly in the Institute of International Education at 809 United Nations Plaza. The interiors were designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1964. The center is one of only four surviving works in America by Aalto. It was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., whose family owned the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece Fallingwater. During the design process, Aalto closely collaborated with his wife, the architect Alissa Aalto, who personally selected the room’s textiles. The conference center stands as one of New York City’s great Modernist interior spaces. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark status for the interiors due to the lack of public access. In 2024, the interiors were removed and preserved by the Consulate General of Finland in New York and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York with assistance from the Alvar Aalto Foundation.

The Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center were formerly in the Institute of International Education at 809 United Nations Plaza. The interiors were designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1964. The center is one of only four surviving works in America by Aalto. It was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., whose family owned the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece Fallingwater. During the design process, Aalto closely collaborated with his wife, the architect Alissa Aalto, who personally selected the room’s textiles. The conference center stands as one of New York City’s great Modernist interior spaces. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark status for the interiors due to the lack of public access. In 2024, the interiors were removed and preserved by the Consulate General of Finland in New York and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York with assistance from the Alvar Aalto Foundation.

The Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center were formerly in the Institute of International Education at 809 United Nations Plaza. The interiors were designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1964. The center is one of only four surviving works in America by Aalto. It was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., whose family owned the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece Fallingwater. During the design process, Aalto closely collaborated with his wife, the architect Alissa Aalto, who personally selected the room’s textiles. The conference center stands as one of New York City’s great Modernist interior spaces. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark status for the interiors due to the lack of public access. In 2024, the interiors were removed and preserved by the Consulate General of Finland in New York and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York with assistance from the Alvar Aalto Foundation.

The Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center were formerly in the Institute of International Education at 809 United Nations Plaza. The interiors were designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1964. The center is one of only four surviving works in America by Aalto. It was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., whose family owned the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece Fallingwater. During the design process, Aalto closely collaborated with his wife, the architect Alissa Aalto, who personally selected the room’s textiles. The conference center stands as one of New York City’s great Modernist interior spaces. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark status for the interiors due to the lack of public access. In 2024, the interiors were removed and preserved by the Consulate General of Finland in New York and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York with assistance from the Alvar Aalto Foundation.

The Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center were formerly in the Institute of International Education at 809 United Nations Plaza. The interiors were designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1964. The center is one of only four surviving works in America by Aalto. It was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., whose family owned the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece Fallingwater. During the design process, Aalto closely collaborated with his wife, the architect Alissa Aalto, who personally selected the room’s textiles. The conference center stands as one of New York City’s great Modernist interior spaces. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark status for the interiors due to the lack of public access. In 2024, the interiors were removed and preserved by the Consulate General of Finland in New York and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York with assistance from the Alvar Aalto Foundation.

The Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center were formerly in the Institute of International Education at 809 United Nations Plaza. The interiors were designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1964. The center is one of only four surviving works in America by Aalto. It was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., whose family owned the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece Fallingwater. During the design process, Aalto closely collaborated with his wife, the architect Alissa Aalto, who personally selected the room’s textiles. The conference center stands as one of New York City’s great Modernist interior spaces. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark status for the interiors due to the lack of public access. In 2024, the interiors were removed and preserved by the Consulate General of Finland in New York and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York with assistance from the Alvar Aalto Foundation.

The Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center were formerly in the Institute of International Education at 809 United Nations Plaza. The interiors were designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1964. The center is one of only four surviving works in America by Aalto. It was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., whose family owned the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece Fallingwater. During the design process, Aalto closely collaborated with his wife, the architect Alissa Aalto, who personally selected the room’s textiles. The conference center stands as one of New York City’s great Modernist interior spaces. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark status for the interiors due to the lack of public access. In 2024, the interiors were removed and preserved by the Consulate General of Finland in New York and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York with assistance from the Alvar Aalto Foundation.

The Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center were formerly in the Institute of International Education at 809 United Nations Plaza. The interiors were designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1964. The center is one of only four surviving works in America by Aalto. It was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., whose family owned the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece Fallingwater. During the design process, Aalto closely collaborated with his wife, the architect Alissa Aalto, who personally selected the room’s textiles. The conference center stands as one of New York City’s great Modernist interior spaces. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark status for the interiors due to the lack of public access. In 2024, the interiors were removed and preserved by the Consulate General of Finland in New York and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York with assistance from the Alvar Aalto Foundation.

The Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center were formerly in the Institute of International Education at 809 United Nations Plaza. The interiors were designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1964. The center is one of only four surviving works in America by Aalto. It was commissioned by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., whose family owned the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece Fallingwater. During the design process, Aalto closely collaborated with his wife, the architect Alissa Aalto, who personally selected the room’s textiles. The conference center stands as one of New York City’s great Modernist interior spaces. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark status for the interiors due to the lack of public access. In 2024, the interiors were removed and preserved by the Consulate General of Finland in New York and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York with assistance from the Alvar Aalto Foundation.