Raine Karp
Raine Karp (born July 23, 1939 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian architect.
Life
Raine Karp completed his architecture studies at the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR ( Estonian Eesti NSV Riiklik Kunstiinstituut ) in 1964 . From 1963 to 1990 he worked for the state architecture firm Eesti Projekt . Then he founded his own architecture office.
With his monumental buildings, which were initially mainly based on Finnish modernism and later on postmodernism, Raine Karp significantly shaped the Tallinn cityscape of the Soviet era. In 1978 he was awarded the title of "Honored Architect of the Estonian SSR".
Architecture projects (selection)
| other architects | Construction year | designation | Street | city | status | Coordinates | Illustration |
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| together with Mart Port and Olga Konchajewa | 1964-68 | The headquarters of the Communist Party of Estonia , now the seat of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| 1966-70 | 9-storey residential buildings | Vilde tee 68 and 70 | Tallinn- Mustamäe | ||||
| 1970-75 | Tallinn University of Technology sports building | Tallinn | |||||
| together with Mati Raigna | 1974-80 | Tallinn Main Post Office |
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| together with Riina Altmäe | 1975-80 | Linnahall multifunctional hall | |||||
| 1982-85 | Sakala Conference Center | Tallinn | tore off |
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| 1983 | Residential wing of Villa Andropow | Valgeranna | |||||
| 1983-93 | Estonian National Library | Tallinn |
Web links
Commons : Raine Karp - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Raine Karp's building
- Tallinn rediscovers Karp legacy ( The Baltic Times , January 31, 2007)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 144
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Karp, Raine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tallinn |