Andres Alver

Last updated November 30, 2020

Andres Alver (born 23 December 1953)^[1] is an Estonian architect.

The works of Alver from the 1980s include a recreational home in Loksa, restaurant Toidutare in Kose-Risti and a shop in Tallinn. Most notable works by Alver after the 1990s include restaurant Toidutare in Pirita, 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.^[2] He resides in the rural municipality of Viimsi, Estonia ^[3] and is a professor of urban design at the Estonian Academy of Arts.^[4]

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 Pirita, 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 Kuressaare, 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)

Ferrum department store in Kuressaare, 2002
Reconstructed Freedom Square in Tallinn, 2009.

Competitions

Extension of the 2nd Secondary School of Tallinn, 1981
Arktikum in Rovaniemi, 1983
Harju street in Tallinn, 1987; 1. prize
Hotel and conference center in Pirita, 1992; 1. prize
New design for the Freedom Square, Tallinn, 1998; 1. prize
New Townhall of Tallinn, 2009; 2. prize

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References

↑ Fletcher, Sir Banister. Sir Banister Fletcher's a History of Architecture. Architectural Press, page 1444. 1996. ISBN 0-7506-2267-9
↑ Ehituskunst Archived June 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Ojari, Triin. Viimsi-special: Alterations of the Centre in Time Archived June 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Estonian Academy of Arts

Sources

Eesti kunstnike ja arhitektide bibliograafiline leksikon. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus. 1996. p. 26. ISBN 5-89900-049-X.
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

Estonian Institute: Estonian Art 1' 2001. Harbour area - boulevard into the 21st century

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[1] Fletcher, Sir Banister. Sir Banister Fletcher's a History of Architecture. Architectural Press, page 1444. 1996. ISBN 0-7506-2267-9

[2] Ehituskunst Archived June 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Ojari, Triin. Viimsi-special: Alterations of the Centre in Time Archived June 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Estonian Academy of Arts

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