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Da la part du Rémy from Volos !4th International Alvar Aalto Meeting on Modern Architecture 27–28 August 2011 Jyväskylä, Finland : www.alvaraalto.fi/conferences/2011Monday 7 March 2011 : Deadline for abstracts of 250 words by email to merja.h.vainio@alvaraalto.fiOur melting pot of thought in the 2011 Alvar Aalto Meeting in Finland will concentrate on design methodologies and concepts, especially related to high-rise building. A tower is an architectural object of design and organisation, but also a device for the optimisation of growth. Despite the negative associations often linked with tall buildings, there is a sustainable justification for high-rises in infill construction: this saves land, optimises large technical infrastructures, and reduces traffic.