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The interior designer Agabush contributed numerous collections of furniture and other design works. She also worked as a lecturer and later professor at the Estonian Acadamy of Arts.
Lilian Hansar mostly worked as a historic preservationist, but also as an architect. Later, she became an associate professor at the Faculty of Arts and Culture.
The interior designer Juta Lember is well-known for designing the Estonia Hall of the Estonian National Opera, together with Aulo Padar. Later, alongside several other projects in Estonia, she also worked in St. Petersburg, Russia.
After studying architecture, Marika Looke mostly worked in the EKE Projekt in Tallinn until 1990. Since then, she works in the architectural office Okas & Lõoke OÜ, which she founded together with Jüri Okas.
Graduating in 1931, Erika Nova is considered the first female architect from Estonia. Her building style was based on the traditional style of Estonia and was characterised by functionality and simplicity.
The architect Maarja Nummert is best known for designing school buildings and educational buildings in general. Later, she also designed the Salem church in Tartu.
Working mostly as an interior designer, Leila Pärtelpoeg became a specialist for historical furniture and interior design. Besides her practical work she also teached interior design at ERKI as a lecturer and later associate professor.
Valve Pormeister worked as an landscape architect, architect and lecturer. Her most famous work is the Flower Pavilion, but she also designed several houses, garden houses and the Botanical Garden in Tallinn.
Irina Raud is known for her architectural design projects as well as for her urban planning. The Ugala Theatre in Viljandi, designed by Raud among others, was awarded as one of the best buildings of the USSR. She’s also a key figure for the nordic-baltic Triennial since 1989.
Mai Shein worked as an architect at the design institute Tsentrosojuzprojekt and in Finland. Later she became a member of an architectural firm in Triograaf, Estonia. She is known for her characteristic design, inspired by geometric shapes and the purpose of the buildings in question.
As an architect, Meeli Truu designed her first works according to Soviet modernism, later changing to a more international style. While mostly working in Tallinn, her designs can also be found in other citys of Estonia.
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