Veljo Kaasik (born 17 July 1938 in
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
) is an
Estonia
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n architect.
He was active architect between 1964 and 1993. He has designed public buildings, apartment houses, flats.
Since 1990s, he is the head of architecture and urban planning department of
Estonian Academy of Arts
The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian language, Estonian: ''Eesti Kunstiakadeemia'', EKA) is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, Media (communication), media, art history and conservation ...
.
In 2015, he was awarded with
Order of the White Star
The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state.
Design
Classes
The Order of the White Star ...
, IV class.
References
Living people
1938 births
Estonian architects
Estonian Academy of Arts alumni
Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Arts
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class
Architects from Tallinn
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