A team from the Moscow Strelka Institute - Izabela Cichonska, Nathan de Groot, Lindsay Harkema and Ondrej Janku - has been awarded first place in the TAB 2013 Vision Competition, Recycling Socialism. Challenged to propose a scheme for urban remediation that could diversify the concentric plan of Väike-Õismäe - one of Tallinn's three larger Soviet-era panel-apartment districts - to enhance quality of life, the winning team envisioned Dynamo: a radical plan that would reactivate the sleepy district by “recharging the ground.”
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Dynamo Wins TAB 2013 Vision Competition
Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2013
Launching September 4th, the Tallinn Architecture Biennale: Recycling Socialism will be exploring the modernist and socialist architecture from the 1960s to the 1980s in a 5-day long main program. The core events of the program are the two-day Symposium, the Curators' Exhibition, the Vision Competition Award Ceremony and the International Architecture Schools' Exhibition. With such a diverse program, this event is expected to be one of the most outstanding events in the region. Events run until September 30th. More information after the break.
The Pier / Kavakava Architects
Pier was part of the "lift 11" urban installations festival (www.lift11.ee). The aim of the installation was to encourage temporary uses and bring out beauty of decaying place.
Tallinn Architecture Biennale Vision Competition 2013
The topic of this year's Tallinn Architecture Biennale Vision Competition, Recycling Socialism, seeks architectural ideas and methods to envision the future of an iconic circular block-housing district in Tallinn – Väike-Õismäe ("Little Blossom Hill"). Väike-Õismäe stands apart from other similar neighborhoods in Tallinn by way of its concentric plan derived from the idea of a circle-city. The district is positioned circularly as a single, complete solution around a pond in the middle and the environment and modern-day life are still searching for a common language. More information and a video after the break.
Apartment Building in Lootsi Street / HGA (Hayashi – Grossschmidt Arhitektuur)
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Architects: HGA (Hayashi – Grossschmidt Arhitektuur)
- Area: 1701 m²
- Year: 2005
Rotermann's Old and New Flour Storage / HGA (Hayashi – Grossschmidt Arhitektuur)
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Architects: HGA (Hayashi – Grossschmidt Arhitektuur)
- Area: 9002 m²
- Year: 2009
Tallinn Music High School, Ballet School and Georg Otsa Music School / Atelier Thomas Pucher
The key concept of this project was to create not only a building but also a new meaningful city space connecting the people, the place, its history and their music. The building delimits the boundaries of the plot, enclosing an expanse of green at its core: a garden that is urban yet isolated from the hubbub of the city.
RAKVERE Summer Theater / Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid
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Architects: Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid
- Area: 400 m²
- Year: 2011
Suurupi House extension / Arhitektid Muru & Pere
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Architects: Arhitektid Muru & Pere
- Area: 320 m²
- Year: 2009
Aluminium House / Arhitektid Muru & Pere
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Architects: Arhitektid Muru & Pere
- Area: 266 m²
- Year: 2007
Apartment house in Tatari street / JVR Arhitektuuribüroo
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Architects: JVR Arhitektuuribüroo
- Area: 2820 m²
- Year: 2004
6 residential houses in Pahkli street / JVR Arhitektuuribüroo
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Architects: JVR Arhitektuuribüroo
- Area: 903 m²
- Year: 2004
Koidula Apartment Building / 3+1 Architects
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Architects: 3+1 Architects
- Area: 694 m²
- Year: 2005
Villa V / 3+1 Architects
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Architects: 3+1 Architects
- Area: 354 m²
- Year: 2001