Siir Vallner is an Estonian

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...

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Siiri Vallner studied in the 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 academy in 1997. From 1998 to 1999 she studied in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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From 2001 Siiri Vallner has worked in the architectural bureau Head Arhitektid OÜ and from 2003 in the architectural bureau Kavakava OÜ.

Most notable works by Siiri Vallner are the Museum of Occupations

Museum of Occupations

The Museum of Occupations in Tallinn, Estonia, is located at the corner of Toompea St. and Kaarli Blvd. It was opened on July 1, 2003, and is dedicated to the 1940-1991 period in the history of Estonia, when the country was occupied by the Soviet Union, then Nazi Germany, and then again by the...

 in Tallinn, the sports hall of Lasnamäe, the central sports 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...

 and the Lotte kindergarten in Tartu

Tartu

Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

. In addition she has successfully participated in numerous architectural competitions. She is the winner of the 2008 Best Young Architect Award. Siiri Vallner is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects.

Works

• Museum Of Occupations, 2003 (with Indrek Peil)
• Lasnamäe athletics hall, 2003 (with Indrek Peil, Tomomi Hayashi
  Tomomi Hayashi
  Tomomi Hayashi is a notable Japanese-Estonian architect.From 1990 to 1994 Tomomi Hayashi studied in the Yokohama National University in the department of architecture...
  
  )
• Stair to Vallimägi in Rakvere
  Rakvere
  Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the county seat of Lääne-Viru County, 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland.-History:The earliest signs of human settlement dating back to the 3rd-5th centuries AD have been found on the present theatre hill. Probably to protect that settlement, a wooden...
  
  , 2005 (with Heidi Urb)
• Central Sports hall of Pärnu, 2005 (with Katrin Koov
  Katrin Koov
  Katrin Koov is an Estonian architect.She graduated from the Department of Architecture of the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1997.From 2003 Katrin Koov works in the architectural bureau KAVAKAVA OÜ....
  
  , Heidi Urb, Kaire Nõmm)
• Single-family home in Paldiski
  Paldiski
  Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the Pakri peninsula of north-western Estonia. Originally a Swedish settlement known as Rågervik, it became a Russian naval base in the 18th century. The Russians renamed it Балтийский Порт Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the...
  
  , 2007 (with Indrek Peil)
• Lotte Kindergarten in Tartu, 2008 (with Indrek Peil)

Competitions

• Europan 6 in Vienna
  Vienna
  Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
  
  , 2001; II prize
• 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
  The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...
  
  , 2005 (with Indrek Peil, Katrin Koov); I prize
• Lotte kindergarten, 2006 (with Indrek Peil); I prize
• Visitors Center of the Estonian Open Air Museum
  Estonian Open Air Museum
  The Estonian Open Air Museum is a life-sized reconstruction of an 18th century rural/fishing village, which comes complete with church, inn, schoolhouse, several mills, a fire station, twelve farmyards and net sheds. The site spans 79 hectares of land and contains 72 separate buildings and is...
  
  , 2007 (with Indrek Peil); I prize
• Tallinn Culture Factory, 2009 (with Indrek Peil); I prize

See also

• List of Estonian architects