Raivo Kotov is a notable Estonian

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From 1995 to 2000 Raivo Kotov studied in the Department of Architecture

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Raivo Kotov works in the architectural bureau KOKO Arhitektid OÜ.

Notable works by Raivo Kotov are the EXPO2000 Estonian pavilion in Hannover, the apartment building on Vabriku street, the Fahle building and the Metro Plaza office building in the centre of Tallinn. Raivo Kotov is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects.

Works

• Estonian Pavilion, EXPO2000 Hannover, 2000 (with Andrus Kõresaar)
• City Hotel Burninieks, 2003 (with Üla Koppel, Andrus Kõresaar)
• Georg Ots SPA Hotel in Kuressaare
  Kuressaare
  Kuressaare is a town and a municipality on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the capital of Saare County. The current population is about 14,706 Kuressaare is a town and a municipality on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the capital of Saare County. The current population is about 14,706...
  
  , 2004 (with Üla Koppel, Andrus Kõresaar)
• Villa in Kuressaare, 2005
• Apartment building in Vabriku Street, 2005 (with Tõnis Kimmel
  Tõnis Kimmel
  Tõnis Kimmel is a notable young Estonian architect.From 1984 to 1992 Tõnis Kimmel studied in the 7th Secondary School if Tallinn and from 1992 to 1995 in the King Gustav Adolf's Gymnasium. From 1995 he studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the department of architecture and city planning...
  
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• Fahle House, 2006 (with Andrus Kõresaar)
• Arensburg hotel, 2007 (with Margit Kärner, Lea Laidra)
• Kuldala housing area, 2008 (with Lembit-Kaur Stöör, Margus Maiste
  Margus Maiste
  Margus Maiste is an Estonian architect. He is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects. He graduated from the Department of Architecture and City Planning of the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2002. Margus Maiste works in the architectural bureau Proge OÜ...
  
  , Tõnis Kimmel, Olga Batuhtina, Margit Kärner)
• Office building in Rotermanni Quarter, 2008 (with Andrus Kõresaar)
• Metro Plaza office building, 2008 (with Lembit-Kaur Stöör, Andrus Kõresaar)

Competitions

• EXPO 2000, 1999, I prize
• Monument of Freedom, 2002, II prize
• Arensburg hotel 2005; I prize
• Embassy of Estonian Republic in Riga
  Riga
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  , 2008; purchase
• Extension of the Estonian University of Life Sciences, 2008; purchase

See also

List of Estonian architects