Olev Siinmaa
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Olev Siinmaa (November 12, 1881- March 29, 1948)[1], was an Estonian architect who is perhaps best realled for his work in the style coined "Pärnu Resort Functionalism".
Olev Sinnmaa was born Oskar Siimann[2] in Pärnu into a joinery shop owner's family. He studied interior and furniture design in Wismar and Konstanz technical schools in Germany.[3] In 1925, he was appointed the architect of the city of Pärnu, Estonia.[4]
Siinmaa's first Funcionalist design was in 1930 on Roosikrantsi Street in the Estonian capital of Tallinn.[5] Siinmaa is possibly best recalled as the architect (along with Anton Soans) of the Pärnu Beach Hotel, constructed between 1935 and 1937.[6]
Completed in 1937, the hotel has been described as the "flagship of the new functionalist architecture."[7] In 1938, Siinmaa, along with architect Alar Kotli competed to design the The Paslepa Residence, which was to be the Building of the Office of the then President of Estonia, Konstantin Päts.[8] Kotli designed the ceremonial spaces of the office building, while the President's Big Office was designed by Siinmaa.[9]
In 1944, Siinmaa emigrated to Norrköping, Sweden where he died in 1948.[10]
In 1994, after several years in disrepair, the Pärnu Beach Hotel was bought by Scandic Hotels, renovated and renamed the Scandic Rannahotell.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ MOMONECO: Pärnu Resort Functionalism
- ^ Ülar Saar: Olev Siinmaa 125
- ^ MOMONECO: Pärnu Resort Functionalism
- ^ MOMONECO: Pärnu Resort Functionalism
- ^ MOMONECO: Pärnu Resort Functionalism
- ^ Estonian Institute. The Pleasure of Mud. Estonian Summer Resort Architecture.
- ^ Estonian Institute. The Pleasure of Mud. Estonian Summer Resort Architecture.
- ^ The President of the Republic of Estonia
- ^ The President of the Republic of Estonia
- ^ Ülar Saar: Olev Siinmaa 125
- ^ The Independent. Estonia: State of grace by Janet Street-Porter. 27 August 2005
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