Estonian Academy of Arts

1. prize in open international competition. Collaboration wih SEA.

The Estonian Academy of Arts is a 30.000 sqm university building located in the heart of Tallinn.

“The Jury voted Art Plaza as the winner of the competition because it is by far the best proposal when it comes to architectural concept, outer qualities and inner life. The project is stunningly simple and at the same time fascinatingly complex.
The outer shape is a beautifully proportioned square tower. Tallinn’s downtown is dominated by visually “noisy” buildings screaming to each other. In this chaos Art Plaza suggests erecting a quiet, calm and perfect tower with only half the footprint of the site, liberating a 4000m2 plaza in the heart of Tallinn. This plaza will stand out as a unique place in downtown Tallinn, filled with students and art. Art plaza will become the new living room of Tallinn.”
Jury Report

Estonian Academy of Arts by Tue Hesselberg Foged in Estonia won the WA Award Cycle 2. Please find below the WA Award poster for this project.