Mai Shein
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Mai Shein is a notable Estonian
architect
.
Mai Shein studied in the National Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (today’s Estonian Academy of Arts
) in the department of architecture
. She graduated from the institute in 1970.
From 1970 to 1990 Mai Shein worked in the Tallinn office of the soviet design bureau Tsentrosojuz Projekt. Currently Mai Šein works in the architectural bureau Mai Shein OÜ.
Notable works by Mai Shein are the Golf Club of Tallinn in Niitvälja, the building of the Energetics department of the Tallinn Technical University, apartment building on Koidula Street and the terrace housing on the Sõpruse road. Mai Shein is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects.
Estonians
Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. They speak a Finnic language known as Estonian...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
.
Mai Shein studied in the National Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (today’s Estonian Academy of Arts
Estonian Academy of Arts
The Estonian Academy of Arts is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration...
) in the department of architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
. She graduated from the institute in 1970.
From 1970 to 1990 Mai Shein worked in the Tallinn office of the soviet design bureau Tsentrosojuz Projekt. Currently Mai Šein works in the architectural bureau Mai Shein OÜ.
Notable works by Mai Shein are the Golf Club of Tallinn in Niitvälja, the building of the Energetics department of the Tallinn Technical University, apartment building on Koidula Street and the terrace housing on the Sõpruse road. Mai Shein is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects.
Works
- Tallinn Golf Club in Niitvälja, 1998 (with Jaan TiidemannJaan TiidemannJaan Tiidemann is an Estonian architect.Jaan Tiidemann studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the department of architecture. He graduated from the academy in 1997....
) - Koidula border guard station
- Energetics Department of the Tallinn Technical University, 2004 (with Andrus Padu)
- Apartment building on Koidula Street (with Andrus Padu)
- Terrace housing on Sõpruse Road (with Andrus Padu)
- Saekoja eco-hotel in OtepääOtepääOtepää is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia, it's the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Town has a population of 2,189 . Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia...