- Alar Kotli
Alar Kotli (
august 27 ,1904 inVäike-Maarja ,Estonia -october 4 ,1963 inTallinn ,Estonia ) was an Estonian architect. He studied sculpture at the art school "Pallas" inTartu during 1922-1923 and mathematics at theUniversity of Tartu . He graduated from theGdańsk University of Technology in 1927 as an architect.Among the most famous and influential Estonian architects, Kotli has created several important landmarks in
Tallinn . Those include the Estonian Song Festival Grounds (1957-1960, withHenno Sepmann & E.Paalmann), the main building ofTallinn University (1938-1940, with E.Nõva), the Art Fund building (1949-1953) and the administrative building in Kadriorg park (currently the residence of the president of the Republic of Estonia) in conjunction with architectOlev Siinmaa (1937-1938). Kotli has also created many experimental apartment building projects, which were widely used afterWorld War II when there was a serious need for new dwellings. Smaller buildings (for two families) were used in the 1950's as lottery jackpots.Kotli's style has varied over the years. He has designed many functionalistic buildings in the 1930's, for example - schoolhouses in
Rakvere (1935-1938) and Tapa (1936-1939). The Presidential Palace, also from 1930's, can be categorised as historicism, while his 50's and 60's style is similar to brutalism.Gallery
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* [http://www.lauluvaljak.ee/eng/main/pictures/lv/ Photos of the Song Festival Grounds.]
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