Tiit Trummal is a notable Estonian

Estonians

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Tiit Trummal graduated from the 2nd Secondary School of Tartu (today’s Miina Härma Gymnasium). From 1972 he studied in the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (today’s Estonian Academy of Arts

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) in the department of architecture

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. He graduated from the institute in 1977.

From 1980 to 1984 Tiit Trummal worked in the state design bureau Eesti Maaehitusprojekt (Estonian Rural Design). From 1984 to 1989 he worked as the chief architect of Tallinn

Tallinn

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. From 1990 to 2006 Tiit Trummal worked in the architectural bureau Alver&Trummal Architects OÜ. Currently Tiit Trummal works in the Tiit Trummal Arhitektid OÜ.

Most notable works by Tiit Trummal are the Ferrum department store 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...

, De La Gardie department store in Tallinn, the City Plaza office building and the new design of the Vabaduse (Liberty) Square. Tiit Trummal is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects.

Works

• Pioneers' Camp in Ilmjärve, 1983
• Restaurant in Pirita, 1992 (with Andres Alver
  Andres Alver
  Andres Alver is an Estonian architect.Born in Tartu, from 1961 to 1972, Alver studied in the 2nd Secondary School of Tartu...
  
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• De La Gardie department store, 1999 (with Andres Alver)
• Reconstruction of the old hospital into a hotel on the Roosikrantsi Street, 1997 (with Andres Alver)
• Ferrum department store Kuressaare, 2002, (with Andres Alver)
• Apartment buildings in Kadriorg, 2004
• City Plaza, 2006, (kaasautor Andres Alver)
• Vabaduse (Freedom) Square, 2009 (kaasautorid Andres Alver, Veljo Kaasik)

Competitions

• The planning competition for Harju Street in the Old Town of Tallinn, 1987; I prize
• New design of the Vabaduse (Freedom) Square, 1998; I prize

See also

List of Estonian architects