Veronika Valk (born 21 November 1976 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 Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

architect.

Biography

Veronika Valk graduated from Tallinn 21. Keskkool with gold medal in 1994. She studied in 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. She graduated from the academy in 2001 with master's degree, ''cum laude''. From 1996 to 1997 she studied in the

Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the ...

. In 2009, she received Estonian Cultural Endowment National Annual Award in architecture for Lasva Water Tower conversion into an Art Gallery (with Kadri Klementi, Kalle-Priit Pruuden, Peeter Laurits, Kalle Tikas). From 1998 to 2002 Veronika Valk practiced as a freelance architect. From 2002 to 2005 Veronika Valk was founder, partner and architect in the Kavakava LLC architectural bureau. From 2005 to 2008 Veronika Valk was AD an co-producer of Tallinn Festival of Light, Valgusfestival. From 2004 to 2008 she was teaching at the

. In 2005 she founded, and to present works in the Zizi&Yoyo LLC. Since 2006, she is board member of NGO Kultuurikatel. Most notable works by Veronika Valk are the central square of

Rakvere Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of the Lääne-Viru ''maakond'' (county), 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Rakvere is the 8th most populous urban area in Estonia. Rakvere has a tota ...

, the sports hall of the

Suure-Jaani Suure-Jaani is a Populated places in Estonia, town in the northern part of the county of Viljandi County, Viljandimaa in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Põhja-Sakala rural municipality, 25 kilometres north of the town of Viljandi. Until 2017, Suure-Jaani ...

Gymnasium, the monument of the composer

Eduard Tubin Eduard Tubin ( – 17 November 1982) was an Estonian composer, conductor, and choreographer. Life Tubin was born in Torila, Tartu County, Governorate of Livonia, then part of the Russian Empire. Both his parents were music lovers, and his fat ...

and the reconstruction of the Lasva water tower. In addition Veronika Valk has successfully participated in numerous architectural competitions, won several awards, published over one hundred articles on architecture and urbanism. Veronika Valk 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 ...

since 2001 (council member from 2004 to 2008). She has been council member of architecture magazine ''Ehituskunst'' and design magazine ''RUUM''.

Works

*Central square of Rakvere, 2000 (with

Villem Tomiste Villem Tomiste (born 8 August 1975 in Tallinn) is an Estonian architect. He graduated from high school in 1993 Tallinna Liivalaia Gümnaasium. Tomiste was enrolled as a student of the Tallinn University of Technology the same year. The architect ...

and

Ott Kadarik Ott Kadarik (born May 9, 1976 in Tallinn) is a notable Estonian architect. He graduated from the Department of Architecture of the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2000. Ott Kadarik works in the architectural office KOSMOS OÜ. Notable works by Ot ...

) *Reconstruction of the Steineri garden in

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet o ...

, 2001 (with

) *Monument of

in Tartu, 2006 (with sculptor Aili Vahtrapuu and sound designe
Louis Dandrel
*Sports hall of the Suure-Jaani Gymnasium, 2005 *Reconstruction of the Lasva water tower into an info point and art gallery 2009 *Interior design and landscaping of the

Tarvastu Tarvastu is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. It's located about a kilometer east of Mustla. Tarvastu has a population of 99 (as of 2006). The village is passed by the Tarvastu River and the Viljandi–Rõngu road (nr 52). E ...

kindergarten, 2009 *Single-family homes in Merirahu area, Tallinn

Competitions

*2008 I Tallinn (EE) I Poetess

Marie Under Marie Under ( – 25 September 1980) was one of the greatest Estonian poets. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 12 separate years. Early life Under was born in Reval (now Tallinn), Estonia to school teachers ...

Monument design competition (with Kirke Kangro), Honorable Mention *2007 I Viljandi (EE) I Arkaadia promenade landscaping competition, winning entry *2007 I Tallinn (EE) I Maakri District urban planning competition (with Leena Torim, Kadri Klementi, Tõnis Arjus, Eerik Kändler), 1st phase runner-up *2005 I Tallinn (EE) I Pae recreation park landscaping competition (with Kerli Raamsalu), winning entry *2005 I Tallinn (EE) I at Virgin Mary Russian orthodox church design competition (with Yoko Alender), Special Mention *2004 I Viljandi (EE) I

Metsakalmistu Metsakalmistu (meaning ''Forest Cemetery'') is a cemetery in the Pirita district of Tallinn. Metsakalmistu was originally planned to be a public medieval cemetery. Eduard Vilde was the first to be buried in 1933. The original area of the cemete ...

Cemetery Chapel design competition (with Yoko Alender and Tuuli Köller), Special Mention *2004 I Tartu (EE) I Composer Eduard Tubin’s memorial design competition (with sculptor Aili Vahtrapuu), winning entry *2004 I Tallinn (EE) I Estonian Interior Defence Academy urban planning competition (with Kavakava architects), winning entry *2003 I Tallinn (EE) I “New Sakala” arthouse cinema architecture competition, 1st phase runner-up *2003 I Tallinn (EE) I Music Centre architecture competition (with Kavakava architects), Honorable Mention *2003 I Tallinn (EE) I

Kalev Chocolate Factory Kalev may refer to: * Kalev (mythology), a character from Estonian mythology * Kalev (given name), an Estonian masculine given name * Kalev (confectioner), an Estonian sweets company *BC Kalev, a basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia * JK Talli ...

and Tallinn Dairy Factory urban planning competition, 3rd prize *2002 I Tallinn (EE) I Mustjõe dwelling area urban planning competition, 3rd prize *2002 I London (UK) I Pilkington Glasshouse architecture competition, 1st commendment *2002 I Tallinn (EE) I at Tallinn entrance sign design competition (with Mariann Valk), winning entry *2001 I Pärnu (EE) I Pärnu Highschool sports hall architecture competition (with Viilem Tomiste), Honorable Mention *2001 I Võru (EE) I Olympic Park reconstruction landscaping competition (with

), winning entry *2001 I Tallinn (EE) I Highschool No21 reconstruction architecture competition (with Villem Tomiste), 3rd prize *2001 I Pärnu (EE) I Steiner Garden landscaping design competition (with Villem Tomiste), winning entry *2001 I Narva (EE) I

Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru County, Ida-Viru county, at the Extreme points of Estonia, eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva (river), Narva river which ...

City Centre urban planning competition (with Villem Tomiste), Honorable Mention *2000 I Tallinn (EE) I Tallinn Waterfront Area urban development competition (with Villem Tomiste), winning entry *2000 I Tartu (EE) I Ecological Building architecture competition (with Villem Tomiste), Two Honorable Mentions *2000 I Tallinn (EE) I

Lasnamäe Lasnamäe is the most populous administrative district of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The district's population is about 119,000, the majority of which is Russian-speaking. Local housing is mostly represented by 5–16 stories high panel blo ...

Sports Center architecture competition (with Villem Tomiste and

), Two Honorable Mentions *2000 I Suure-Jaani (EE) I Suure-Jaani Highschool Sports Centre architecture competition, winning entry *2000 I Tartu (EE) I Baltic Defence College Square landscaping competition, winning entry *1999 I Tartu (EE) I

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

University Dormitory architecture competition, 3rd prize *1999 I Põlva (EE) I

Põlva Põlva () is a town in southeastern Estonia, the capital of Põlva County, and the centre of Põlva Parish. Põlva is home for the Intsikurmu Song Festival Grounds, which regularly hosts concerts and summer activities, situated in a small for ...

City Centre urban planning competition (with Villem Tomiste and Ott Kadarik), Honorable Mention *1999 I Võru (EE) I Võru City Centre urban planning competition (with Villem Tomiste and Ott Kadarik), Honorable Mention *1999 I Kaali (EE) I Meteoritics Museum architecture competition (with Villem Tomiste), 2nd prize *1999 I Rakvere (EE) I Rakvere City Center urban planning competition (with Villem Tomiste and Ott Kadarik), winning entry *1998 I Väike-Munamäe (EE) I Väike-Munamäe Ski Center architecture competition, 2nd prize

Installation art

*2010 New York (US) ‘Brooklyn Ad Night’ screening in public space (with Ed Kimball and Karin Laansoo), PointB worklodge *2010 Stockholm (SE) ‘Building Blocks’ exhibition on architecture commissioned by children
Färgfabriken
*2009 Tallinn (EE) architectural installation JOHAN:23 fo
Tallinn Design Night
(with Johan Tali and Siim Tuksam) *2009 Ljubljana (SL

festival of light / lighting design installation Pattern (with Katri Kikkas) *2008 Beijing (CH
Creating Spaces
– art bridge between EU and China / artworks Beijing Tricycle, Creativity Stamp, Scrubber *2007 Pärnu (EE) Set design for Kajakas (The Seagull, by A. Chekhov) a
Endla Theatre
*2006 Eindhoven (NL
GLOW
festival / urban artwork Swinging In the Light *2006 Cardiff (UK) Urban Legacies II: New Babylon / indoor pneumatic installation Mikrouun *2007..2006 Lyon (FR
Fête des Lumières
Superflux / outdoor pneumatic installation Mikrouun *2008..2005 Tallinn (EE) lighting design installations Light Dome, Iglu, Swinging in the Light etc. for Tallinn Festival of Ligh
Valgusfestival

Exhibitions

*2004 Hansalite, Tallinn, Arhitektuuri- ja Disainigalerii *2005 Young European Architects, Rotterdam,

Netherlands Architecture Institute The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) was a cultural institute for architecture and urban development, which comprised a museum, an archive plus library and a platform for lectures and debates. The NAI was established in 1988 and was ba ...

*2005 Designmai, Berlin *2008 BOOM/ROOM NEW ESTONIAN ARCHITECTURE, Tallinn, The Museum of Estonian Architecture *2009 Protsendiaeg, Tallinn, The Museum of Estonian Architecture

Talks

*2010 New York (US), PointB worklodge *2010 Aarhus (DK), Ȧrhus School of Architecture *2010 Gent (BE
Fragile
conference at Sint-Lucas School of Architecture *2010 Melbourne (AU)
Affirmative Architecture
conference at RMIT University School of Architecture and Design *2010 Tallinn (EE)
TEDx
Tallinn, KUMU Museum of Estonian Art *2009 Tallinn (EE), Pecha Kucha Night

(Prooviveski in Rotermanni quarters) *2009 Melbourne (AU)
Parallax conference
*2008 Beijing (CH), Tsinghua University, Department of Art & Design *2008 Tallinn (EE)
Tallinn Vision Conference 2008
*2008 Tallinn (EE)
III Baltic Sea Region Energy Dialogue
*2007 Tokyo (JA)
New Trends of Architecture in Europe and Asia-Pacific 2006-2007
Showa Women’s University *2006 Patras (GR)
New Trends of Architecture in Europe and Asia-Pacific 2006-2007
University of Patras *2004 Tokyo (JA)
Pecha Kucha Night
at Superdeluxe by Klein Dytham architecture

References

Union of Estonian Architects, membersZizi&Yoyo OÜ, Veronika Valk CVNoore Arhitekti Preemia nominendid

External links

*Veronika Valk on Estonian architecture and Tallinn i

magazine *Veronika Valk i
ArchiprixMaking light work of darkness
*E.Tubin's monument in architecture magazin

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valk, Veronika 1976 births Living people Architects from Tallinn Estonian women architects Rhode Island School of Design alumni