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List Of Estonian Architects
Following is a list of notable architects from Estonia: A–M * Mattias Agabus * Helmut Ajango * Arnold Alas * Indrek Allmann * Andres Alver * Martin Aunin * Dmitri Bruns * Karl Burman, Sr. * Eero Endjärv * Hanno Grossschmidt * Eugen Habermann * Tomomi Hayashi * Georg Hellat * Jaak Huimerind * Erich Jacoby * Peep Jänes * Herbert Johanson * Velle Kadalipp * Ott Kadarik * Raine Karp * Hindrek Kesler * Tõnis Kimmel * Andri Kirsima * August Komendant * Katrin Koov * Alar Kotli * Raivo Kotov * Ernst Kühnert * Vilen Künnapu * Edgar Johan Kuusik * Tarmo Laht * Tõnu Laigu * Leonhard Lapin * Elmar Lohk * Marika Lõoke * Urmas Lõoke * Ra Luhse * Ülar Mark * Allan Murdmaa * Urmas Muru * Margit Mutso N–Z * Robert Natus * Erika Nõva * Maarja Nummert * Jüri Okas *Ain Padrik * Eero Palm * Arent Passer * Peeter Pere * Andres Põime * Valve Pormeister * Mart Port * Uno Prii * Raivo Puusepp * Enn Rajasaar * Ilmar Reepalu * Jacques Rose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin ''architectus'', which derives from the Greek (''arkhi-'', chief + ''tekton'', builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from place to place. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a Occupational licensing, license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction, though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peep Jänes
Peep Jänes (born 26 December 1936 in Rakvere, Estonia) is an Estonian architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h .... He graduated from Tallinn Secondary School No. 2 (Tallinna Reaalkool) in 1955 and studied in the TPI from 1955 to 1958 and from 1958 to 1963 in the ERKI, where he graduated as an architect. Peep Jänes is one of Estonia's most important Soviet-era architects who developed daring formal solutions during difficult times. His five decades of work are characterized by well-publicized buildings and objects of significance. Peep Jänes has designed over 300 buildings, projects and competitions. He acted mainly during the Soviet period – 1970s and 1980s. His architectural style is predominantly modernist. He worked in Tallinn in 1963–68 and in 1975– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilen Künnapu
Vilen Künnapu (born 30 June 1948) is one of the most important Estonian architects of the last three decades, among the first postmodernist theoreticians and architects in the 1970s. He has worked on various buildings in Estonia and abroad. – 2007 From 2000, he has been a professor at the . Between 2006 and 2007, he was a professor at the . Style Künnapu graduated from the |
Ernst Kühnert
Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975-) South African Film Producer * Alice Henson Ernst (1880-1980), American writer and historian * Britta Ernst (born 1961), German politician * Cornelia Ernst, German politician * Edzard Ernst, German-British Professor of Complementary Medicine * Emil Ernst, astronomer * Ernie Ernst (1924/25–2013), former District Judge in Walker County, Texas * Eugen Ernst (1864–1954), German politician * Fabian Ernst, German soccer player * Gustav Ernst, Austrian writer * Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Moravian violinist and composer * Jim Ernst, Canadian politician * Jimmy Ernst, American painter, son of Max Ernst * Joni Ernst, U.S. Senator from Iowa * K.S. Ernst, American visual poet * Karl Friedrich Paul Ernst, German writer (1866–1933) * Ken Ernst, U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raivo Kotov
Raivo Kotov (born 11 October 1976 in Viljandi) is a notable Estonian architect. From 1995 to 2000 Raivo Kotov studied in the Department of Architecture and City Planning of the Estonian Academy of Arts. Raivo Kotov works in the architectural bureau KOKO Arhitektid OÜ. Notable works by Raivo Kotov are the Expo 2000 Estonian pavilion in Hannover, the apartment building on Vabriku street, the Fahle building and the Metro Plaza office building in the centre of Tallinn. Raivo Kotov is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects. Works *Estonian Pavilion, EXPO2000 Hannover, 2000 (with Andrus Kõresaar) *City Hotel Burninieks, 2003 (with Üla Koppel, Andrus Kõresaar) *Georg Ots SPA Hotel in Kuressaare, 2004 (with Üla Koppel, Andrus Kõresaar) *Villa in Kuressaare, 2005 *Apartment building in Vabriku Street, 2005 (with Tõnis Kimmel) *Fahle House, 2006 (with Andrus Kõresaar) *Arensburg hotel, 2007 (with Margit Aule, Lea Laidra) *Kuldala housing area, 2008 (with Lembit-Kaur Stöör ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alar Kotli
Alar Kotli (27 August 1904 in Väike-Maarja - 4 October 1963 in Tallinn) was an Estonian architect. He studied sculpture at the art school ''Pallas'' in Tartu during 1922-1923 and mathematics at the University of Tartu. He graduated from the University of technology in Gdańsk (then Free City of Danzig) in 1927 as an architect. Among the most famous and influential Estonian architects, Kotli has created several important landmarks in Tallinn. These include the Estonian Song Festival grounds (1957-1960, with Henno Sepmann & E. Paalmann), the main building of Tallinn University (1938-1940, with Erika Nõva), the Art Fund building (1949-1953) and the administrative building in Kadriorg park (currently the residence of the president of the Republic of Estonia) in conjunction with architect Olev Siinmaa (1937-1938). Kotli has also created many experimental apartment building projects, which were widely used after World War II when there was a serious need for new dwellings. Smalle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrin Koov
Katrin Koov (born 17 April 1973) is an Estonian architect. Koov was born in Tallinn. She graduated from the Department of Architecture of the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1997. Since 2003, she has worked in the architectural bureau KAVAKAVA OÜ which she co-founded. In 2013, the Government of Estonia presented her with a cultural award for creative achievements in 2012. In 2014, she became the editor of ''Maja'', the Estonian Architectural Review. Notable works by Koov are the Concert Hall of Pärnu, the new sports arena of Pärnu and the new building of the Narva College of the University of Tartu. Koov is a member of the ''Eesti Arhitektide Liit'' (the Union of Estonian Architects). Works *Pärnu Concert Hall, 2002 (with Kaire Nõmm, Hanno Grossschmidt Hanno Grossschmidt (born 7 October 1973) is an Estonian architect. From 1980 to 1991, Hanno Grossschmidt studied in the 7th Secondary School of Tallinn. From 1991 to 1993, Hanno Grossschmidt briefly studied in the Tallinn Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Komendant
August Eduard Komendant (October 2, 1906 – September 14, 1992) was an Estonian and American structural engineer and a pioneer in the field of prestressed concrete, which can be used to build stronger and more graceful structures than normal concrete. He was born in Estonia and educated in engineering in Germany. After World War II he immigrated to the United States, where he wrote several books on structural engineering and served as a professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Komendant worked with architect Louis Kahn in a productive but contentious collaboration that lasted from 1956 until Kahn's death in 1974. His innovative work as Kahn's structural engineer helped Kahn create several architecturally significant buildings, including two that won the prestigious Twenty-five Year Award given by the American Institute of Architects. He also served as structural engineer for architect Moshe Safdie on the Habitat 67 project in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andri Kirsima
Andri Kirsima (born 17 April 1971, in Tallinn) is an Estonian architect. Andri Kirsima graduated from the Department of Architecture of the Tallinn University of Art (today's Estonian Academy of Arts) in 1995. He works in the architectural bureau Kirisma&Niineväli OÜ. Works by Andri Kirsima include are the bus station of Rapla, Marientahl department store and office building and the Coca-Cola Plaza multiplex cinema in Tallinn. Andri Kirsima is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects. Works * villa in Viimsi, 1997 (with Hannes Niineväli ( :et)) * bus station of Rapla, 1999 * multiplex cinema, 2001 * Apartment building on Paadi Street, 2002 (with Hannes Niineväli) * Villa in Viimsi, 2003 * Dormitory in Tallinn, 2005 * Marienthal Center, 2008 (with Hannes Niineväli) See also * List of Estonian architects Following is a list of notable architects from Estonia: A–M * Mattias Agabus * Helmut Ajango * Arnold Alas * Indrek Allmann * Andres Alver * Martin A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Kimmel
Tõnis Kimmel (born 22 January 1977 in Tallinn) is an Estonian architect. From 1984 to 1992 Tõnis Kimmel studied in the 7th Secondary School of Tallinn (today's Tallinn English College) and from 1992 to 1995 in the King Gustav Adolf's Grammar School. From 1995 he studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the department of architecture and city planning. He graduated from the academy in 2002. From 2002 to 2006, Tõnis Kimmel worked in the architectural bureau KOKO arhitektid OÜ. From 2005 Tõnis Kimmel works in the Tartu city government in the department of architecture. Most notable works by Tõnis Kimmel are the apartment building on the Vabriku Street and the new synagogue of Tallinn. For the new synagogue of Tallinn Tõnis Kimmel received the annual architectural award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment in 2006. Works *furniture factory of Neiser, 2000 (with Indrek Näkk) *reconstruction of an apartment building in Tallinn, 2003 (with Raivo Kotov) *apartment building on V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindrek Kesler
Hindrek Kesler (born 7 April 1958) is an Estonian architect. Kesler was born in Kiviõli. He graduated from the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR in 1981. Hindrek Kesler works in the architectural bureau Zero OÜ. Works * bus station of Sillamäe, 1998 * Estonian Gymnasium in Sillamäe, 2001 * office building in Mustamäe Mustamäe ( Estonian for ''Black Hill'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The smallest by area (it covers only 8.1 km²), it is at the same time the second largest district by popul ..., 2002 * office building of the Luku-Expert company, 2006 * office of the architectural bureau Zero OÜ, 2007 References Union Of Estonian Architects, Chartered Architects VArchitectural Bureau Zero OÜ, works 1958 births Living people People from Kiviõli Estonian architects {{Estonia-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raine Karp
Raine Karp (born 23 July 1939) is an Estonian architect. Raine Karp was born in Tallinn. He studied construction at the Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn Polytechnic Institute (TPI) for two years (1957-1959) and went to study architecture in Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn State Institute of Applied Art (1959-1964). During the time of the Estonian SSR he worked at the SDI Eesti Kommunaalprojekt (1960-1963), the SDI Eesti Projekt (1963-1973 and 1978-1990) and the SDI Eesti Tööstusprojekt (1975-1978). After the fall of the Soviet Union, during the period when the economy and construction again recovered, Raine Karp founded his one-man architectural office in 1996. Creation Raine Karp created some of the boldest examples of 1960s–1980s modernism in Estonia. Characterised by monumentalism, his designs often have a distinct Soviet feel to them. Karp was awarded several prizes for his works, and was among the best-known architects of the now-defunct Estonian SSR. Since 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
