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Architect: Tallinn is not prepared for large'scale sheltering
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (405+ words) Tallinn would face serious problems if tens of thousands of people suddenly had to look for shelter, architect Toivo Tammik warns. Tammik said that Estonia's capital does not have enough well prepared places where people could quickly and safely take…...
The focus of this year's Tallinn Architecture Biennale is Linnahall
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (214+ words) Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device, when visiting our website. Our website uses different types of cookies: If you would like to accept the use of cookies and use the website fully, please click…...
Gallery: Estonia's largest public timber building set for fall 2026 completion
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (392+ words) The new Nature House in Tallinn, right next to the Seaplane Harbour will be completed this year, and the Natural History Museum will open during 2027. The Nature House Taru complex consists of three buildings connected by an underground level, with…...
Gallery: Tallinn Central Market to get new main building and surrounding quarter
1+ week, 1+ day ago (376+ words) Tallinn has approved a detailed plan for the Central Market and its surrounding area, under which a new market building as well as new mixed-use buildings with commercial space and apartments will be constructed on the site. Tallinn City Government…...
National Library's interior architect: Estonia has no public indoor space
1+ week, 3+ day ago (282+ words) While Estonia has plenty of parks and green areas, there is no public indoor space where people can spend their free time during the winter, National Library interior architect Ville Lausm'e has said. Lausm'e said several countries with a similar…...
Anita Staub: On concrete, uniformity, and loss of memory
2+ week, 6+ day ago (535+ words) The old passenger terminal at Tallinn Airport is one of the rarest buildings in Estonia's aviation history, combining 1930s functionalism with postwar architecture, and as such deserves protected heritage status, writes Anita Staub. Interestingly, the world has brought us to a…...
Gallery: U. S. unveils designs for new Tallinn embassy building
3+ week, 2+ day ago (221+ words) The U. S. State Department agency responsible for embassy buildings has unveiled architectural firm renderings of the future U. S. Embassy building, which will rise in Tallinn's Uue Maailm neighborhood near the so-called Superministry. The building's architectural design was created by U. S. firm Mark Cavagnero…...
Giant tapestry in Tallinn's Linnahall to be restored
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (729+ words) A massive tapestry stage curtain by Enn P'ldroos in Tallinn's Linnahall is set for rescue as dust, humidity and structural damage threaten the landmark Estonian textile work. The tapestry, titled "Life of the People," hung as Linnahall's main stage curtain…...
Heritage conservation restrictions set on Pirita TOP Redevelopment
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (257+ words) While Estonia's Soviet-era buildings do not need to be protected in the same way as a medieval church, some restrictions are still needed for the Pirita Olympic Yachting Center redevelopment in Tallinn, a heritage protection specialist has said. The Tallinn…...
Tallinn issues building permit for new 'Talsinki' quarter
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (257+ words) Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device, when visiting our website. Our website uses different types of cookies: If you would like to accept the use of cookies and use the website fully, please click…...