Katrin Koov is an Estonian

Estonians

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 architect

Architect

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.

She graduated from the Department of Architecture

Architecture

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 of the Estonian Academy of Arts

Estonian Academy of Arts

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 in 1997.

From 2003 Katrin Koov works in the architectural bureau KAVAKAVA OÜ.

Notable works by Katrin Koov are the Concert Hall of Pärnu

Pärnu

Pärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga...

, The new sports arena of Pärnu and the new building of the Narva

Narva

Narva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus.-Early history:...

 College of the University of Tartu

University of Tartu

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. Katrin Koov is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects.

Works

• Concert Hall of Pärnu, 2002 (with Kaire Nõmm, Hanno Grossschmidt
  Hanno Grossschmidt
  Hanno Grossschmidt is a notable Estonian architect.From 1980 to 1991 Hanno Grossschmidt studied in the 7th Secondary School of Tallinn. From 1991 to 1993 Hanno Grossschmidt briefly studied in the Tallinn University of Technology. From 1993 he studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the...
  
  )
• Central sports arena of Pärnu, 2005 (with Siiri Valner, Kaire Nõmm, Heidi Urb)
• The spacial design of the new center of Pärnu, 2009 (with Kaire Nõmm)

See also

List of Estonian architects