The Hall—A Way into Silence
Happiness—a word frequently used to describe the sensation emanating, exuding and radiating from the newly completed large concert hall of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. How is happiness built?
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The Association for Spatial Culture
On a July evening, interior architects of various generations Taevo Gans, Kadri Pärtelpoeg, Eero Jürgenson, Pille Lausmäe, Priit Põldme, Marje Karu and Tarmo Piirmets came together at the association’s office in Rüütli Street to discuss the establishment, needs and current issues of the organisation.
Mutual feelings
Biometric technologies and spatial computing—could enhanced communication between human and machine transform our spatial experiences beyond all recognition?
Co-Creative Apps
Apps and other digital applications have gradually found their way into the spatial design toolkits of Estonian local governments. I asked various local governments what kind of digital co-creative and engagement tools they have launched for smart governance.
A Conversation With the Developers of Ülemiste City
Ülemiste City has in the past 15 years evolved from industrial urban fringe to international smart city district. We inquired from the developers about the problems they are tackling in Ülemiste district and how they are assisted by science and technology in solving them.
Urban Planning Driven by Life-Based Data
Achieving balance in the planning of natural and artificial environments necessitates tools that provide both the expert and the resident a comprehensive overview of landscape quality in different regions. What are the tools to assist in the analysis of life-based data?
Digital, Virtual and Physical Space—Connected or Still Apart?
Does the legal space facilitate or hinder us in turning living environment in Estonia smart and in a smart way?
Winter 2022 (107): Evolution or Revolution?
(R)evolution 〉Jaak Tomberg, Urmo Mets, Kaja Pae (text below)PERSONAJohan Tali. Only Cities Can Save Us Now! 〉Interviewed by Joonas HellermaVisioning 〉Kaja PaeThe New Cruise Terminal in Tallinn 〉Tuomas SilvennoinenA Low-Tech Table 〉Hannes PraksZerotopia 〉Kalev RajanguSPECULATIVE PROJECTS Los Angeles Cultural Hypertrophy 〉Sille PihlakThe Vision of Heliorg in Harjuoru 〉Villem TomisteDigital Park 〉Lauri EltermaaDark Matter 〉Ahti Sepsivart A
One More Museum, Please!
The stories we have heard ever since the beginning of the century about the merchandising of museums and the transformation of all culture into an unending festival are greatly exaggerated. The new cultural buildings are good examples of state-commissioned public spaces that are quite self-aware with no desire to go along with the general trends of commercialisation.