Leila Pärtelpoeg ( Brakel, until 1951 Pelmas; born on 17 September 1927

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

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n interior architect and pedagog. After graduating in 1954 from the

Estonian Art Institute 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. A ...

(ERKI), she started working the same year up until 1961 at the institution Soviet Union Commerce Chamber's Estonian branch (). From 1961 to 1978 she worked at the architecture bureau KIPR. Since 1961 she taught at

. Awards: * 1984: Estonian SSR merited architect * 2001:

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, IV class.

Publications

* Mööbel. Tallinn, 1995 * Härra Vene maailm ... – Viljandi Muuseumi aastaraamat. Viljandi, 2000 * Pööningul. Tallinn, 2005 * Tööraamat /A Life's Work. Compiled by K. Roosi. Tartu, 2011

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Partelpoeg, Leila Living people 1927 births Estonian women architects Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Architects from Tallinn Estonian Academy of Arts alumni