Henno Sepmann

Hotel Viru , Tallinn (1972; here in a picture from 2005)

Singer Festival Square (1960; here in a recording from 2007)

Henno Sepmann (born February 12, 1925 in Tartu ; † September 24, 1985 in Moscow ) was an Estonian architect .

Life

Henno Sepmann was committed to military service by the German occupation forces in 1943. After the end of the Second World War , he made his Abitur in Tallinn in 1946 .

Sepmann studied at the Tallinn Polytechnic Institute until 1952. From 1952 to 1985 he was employed as an architect at the state planning office Eesti Projekt . His outstanding work is the large open-air stage for the Estonian Song Festival , which he designed together with the Estonian architect Alar Kotli in Tallinn.

Architectural work (selection)

Singer Stage in Tallinn (1960, together with Alar Kotli ; State Prize of the Estonian SSR 1965)
Rector's area and auditorium in the main building of the Tallinn University of Technology (1962–1968, together with Uno Tölpus and Olga Konchajewa )

Bank building in Jõhvi

Tallinngaas company leisure home in Aegviidu (1967)

Radrennbahn of Pirita (1968)

Urban planning and houses for the village of Päri (1968, together with Valve Pormeister )

Houses in Narva (1969)

Houses in Kuressaare , Saaremaa Island (1970)

Hotel Viru in Tallinn (1972, together with Mart Port ; State Prize of the Estonian SSR 1972)

Monumental memorial for the Red Army in Tallinn-Maarjamäe (1975, together with Allan Murdmaa and Valve Pormeister)

Sailing center in Pirita for the Summer Olympic Games (1980, project manager; State Prize of the USSR 1981)

Union House in Tallinn (1982)

Currency business Turist in Tallinn (1983, together with Peep Jänes )

Private life

Henno Sepmann was married to the Estonian architect Valve Pormeister (1922–2002).

Works

Henno Sepmann: Lauluväljak . Laululava. Tallinn 1973

Web links

Commons : Henno Sepmann - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Eesti Elulood . Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 470

personal data
SURNAME	Sepmann, Henno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Estonian architect
DATE OF BIRTH	February 12, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tartu
DATE OF DEATH	September 24, 1985
Place of death	Moscow

[1] Eesti Elulood . Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 470