Andres Alver (born 23 December 1953) is an

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. Born in

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, from 1961 to 1972, Alver studied in the 2nd Secondary School of Tartu (today's Miina Härma Gymnasium). From 1972, Alver studied in the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (today's

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) in the department of

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, graduating in 1977. From 1977 to 1990, Alver worked in the architectural office of the S. M. Kirov

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. From 1990 to 2006, Alver worked in the architectural bureau Alver&Trummal OÜ. From 2006 to present Alver has worked in the A. Alver Architects OÜ architectural office. The works of Alver from the 1980s include a recreational home in Loksa, restaurant Toidutare in Kose-Risti and a shop in

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. Most notable works by Alver after the 1990s include restaurant Toidutare in

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, De La Gardie department store, City Plaza office building and the new design of the Vabaduse Väljak ( Freedom Square) in Tallinn. Alver is currently an editorial board member of ''Ehituskunst: Estonian Architectural Review'' magazine. He resides in the rural municipality of Viimsi,

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and is a professor of urban design at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Alver is a member of the Union Of Estonian Architects.

Works

*children's playground in the S.M Kirov collective farm center, Viimsi, 1980 *recreational home in Loksa, 1981 *apartment building in Raua street, Tallinn, 1991 *restaurant Toidutare in

, 1992 (with Tiit Trummal) *De La Gardie department store in Tallinn old town, 1999 (with T. Trummal) *rencstruction of an old hospital to a hotel in Roosikrantsi street, Tallinn, 1997, (with T. Trummal) *Ferrum department store in

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, Saaremaa, 2002, (with T. Trummal) *City Plaza office building in Tallinn, 2006, (with T. Trummal) *new design of the Freedom Square, Tallinn, 2009 (with T. Trummal, Veljo Kaasik) File:Kuressaare.Ferrum.jpg, Ferrum department store in

, 2002 File:Freedom Square St Johns.JPG, Reconstructed Freedom Square in Tallinn, 2009.

Competitions

*Extension of the 2nd Secondary School of Tallinn, 1981 *Arktikum in

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, 1983 *Harju street in Tallinn, 1987; 1. prize *Hotel and conference center in

, 1992; 1. prize *New design for the Freedom Square, Tallinn, 1998; 1. prize *New Townhall of Tallinn, 2009; 2. prize

References

Sources

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Union of Estonian Architects, members, Andres Alver
#Ingrid Lillemägi
Ferrum Centre in Saaremaa in Kuressaare
MAJA 2-2003 #Kurg Andres
From Post-Socialism to the City of the Spectacle. Two Commercial Buildings in Tallinn – City Plaza and 4 Rävala Avenue
MAJA 1-2007
Vabaduse väljak (Liberty Square), Tallinn. Q&A with Andres Alver, Tiit Trummal and Veljo Kaasik
MAJA 3-2009

External links

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