Illimar Truverk (born March 20, 1967, in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

) 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 ...

. Truverk studied at the

Estonian Academy of Arts The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian: ''Eesti Kunstiakadeemia'', EKA) is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration. It is based in Tallinn. Ac ...

in the department of architecture and city planning, graduating in 2001. Since then he has worked for the architectural bureau Agabus, Endjärv & Truverk OÜ. Truverk has also been active in the architectural bureau Allianss Arhitektid OÜ beginning in 2009. His notable works include the Viimsi School, the new building of the

Tallinn University Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...

, the villa in

Otepää Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia (in contrast to the "summer c ...

and the new library of the

Tallinn Technical University Established in 1918, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech; et, Tallinna Tehnikaülikool) is the only technical university in Estonia. TalTech, in the capital city of Tallinn, is a university for engineering, business, public administrati ...

. Truverk is a member of the

Union of Estonian Architects Union of Estonian Architects (or Estonian Association of Architects, EAA; et, Eesti Arhitektide Liit) organizes architects, landscape architects and architecture researchers. EAA re-established 27 June 1989. EAA is a legal successor of ''Esto ...

Works

*Apartment buildings in

Pirita Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Pirita occupies a relatively big area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relati ...

, 2003 (with

Eero Endjärv Eero Endjärv (born 24 January 1973 in Tallinn) is an Estonian architect. From 1988 to 1991, he studied in the . From 1991 to 1995, he studied in the Tallinn Technical University. From 1995, he studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the dep ...

Mattias Agabus Mattias Agabus (born 14 September 1977) is an Estonian architect. He studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the department of architecture and city planning, graduating from the academy in 2001. Mattias Agabus is a member of the Union of Est ...

) *Villa in Southern Estonia, 2004 (with Eero Endjärv, Mattias Agabus) *Apartment building in

Nõmme Nõmme (Estonian for ''"Heath"'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 39,422 () and covers an area of , population density is . The district is largely a middle-clas ...

, 2005 (with Eero Endjärv, Raul Järg, Mattias Agabus) *Apartment building on Kreutzwaldi street in Tallinn, 2005 (with Eero Endjärv, Mattias Agabus) *Apartment building in Viimsi, 2006 (with Eero Endjärv, Raul Järg, Mattias Agabus) *New building of the Tallinn University, 2006 (with Eero Endjärv, Mattias Agabus, Raul Järgi, Priit Pent) *Viimsi school, 2006 (with Eero Endjärv, Mattias Agabus, Priit Pent, Raul Järg) *New library of the Tallinn Technical University, 2009 (with Eero Endjärv, Mattias Agabus)

Competitions

*Planning competition for the Tallinn harbour area, 1999; 2. prize *New building of the Tallinn University, 2003; 1. prize *Library of the Tallinn Technical University, 2006, 1. prize

References

Architectural bureau Agabus, Endjärv & Truverk OÜUnion of Estonian Architects, members
1967 births Living people Architects from Tallinn Estonian Academy of Arts alumni {{Estonia-architect-stub