Estonian Architecture

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 52. Chapters: Baroque architecture in Estonia, Buildings and structures in Estonia, Estonian architects, Gothic architecture in Estonia, Louis Kahn, Uno Prii, Villem Tomiste, Elmar Tampõld, St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn, Tartu Cathedral, Hilda Taba, List of Estonian architects, Peter the Great's Naval Fortress, Ott Kadarik, Mihkel Tüür, St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn, Vilen Künnapu, Andres Alver, St. Olaf's church, Tallinn, Kadriorg Palace, Hanno Grossschmidt, Tomomi Hayashi, Jüri Okas, Martin Aunin, Indrek Erm, Madis Eek, Eero Endjärv, Estonian vernacular architecture, Mattias Agabus, Pöide Church, Indrek Allmann, Velle Kadalipp, Olev Siinmaa, Urmas Muru, Alar Kotli, List of tallest buildings in the Baltic states, Tõnu Laigu, Tiit Trummal, Jaak Huimerind, Leonhard Lapin, Siiri Vallner, Raivo Kotov, Illimar Truverk, Edgar-Johan Kuusik, Peeter Pere, Andres Põime, Estonian Open Air Museum, Emil Urbel, Margit Mutso, Robert Natus, Ülar Mark, Veronika Valk, Kalle Vellevoog, Raine Karp, Architecture of Estonia, Ra Luhse, Ernst Gustav Kühnert, Eugen Sacharias, Jacques Rosenbaum, Tõnis Kimmel, Tallinn Town Hall, Eero Palm, Elmar Lohk, Allan Murdmaa, Indrek Rünkla, Mai ?ein, Marika Lõoke, Enn Rajasaar, Jaan Tiidemann, Tarmo Laht, Erich Jacoby, Tanel Tuhal, Dmitri Bruns, Vahur Sova, List of hospitals in Estonia, Andri Kirsima, Andres Siim, Luke Manor, Urmas Lõoke, Katrin Koov, Margus Maiste, Herbert Johanson, Hindrek Kesler, Karl Burman, Pirita Convent, Arnold Alas, Raivo Puusepp, Peep Jänes, Georg Hellat, Eugen Habermann, Valgjärve TV Mast, Koeru TV Mast. Excerpt: Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky) (February 20, 1901 or 1902 - March 17, 1974) was a world-renowned American architect of Estonian Jewish origin, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. While continuing his private practice, he served as a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from 1947 to 1957. From 1957 until his death, he was a professor of architecture at the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. Influenced by ancient ruins, Kahn's style tends to the monumental and monolithic; his heavy buildings do not hide their weight, their materials, or the way they are assembled. Louis Kahn's works are considered as monumental beyond modernism. Jesse Oser House, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania (1940)Louis Kahn, whose original name was Itze-Leib (Leiser-Itze) Schmuilowsky (Schmalowski), was born into a poor Jewish family in Pärnu and spent the rest of his early childhood in Kuressaare on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, then part of the Russian Empire. At age 3, he saw coals in the stove and was captivated by the light of the coal. He put the coal in an apron which later seared his face. He carried these scars for the rest of his life. In 1906, his family immigrated to the United States, fearing that his father would be recalled into the military during the Russo-Japanese War. His actual birth year may have been inaccurately recorded in the process of immigration. According to his son's documentary film in 2003 the family couldn't afford pencils but made their own charcoal sticks from burnt twigs so that Louis could earn a little money from drawings and later by playing piano to accompany silent movies. He became a naturalized citizen on May 15, 1914. His father changed their name in 1915. He t...