Tõnu Laigu is a notable Estonian

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From 1963 to 1974 Tõnu Laigu studied in the 46th Secondary School of Tallinn (today’s Pelgulinna Gymnasium of Tallinn). From 1975 Tõnu Laigu 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 1979.

From 1979 to 1989 Tõnu Laigu worked in the state design bureau Eesti Kommunaalprojekt (Estonian Communal Design). From 1989 to 1990 he worked in the architectural bureau E-Stuudio OÜ and from 1990 to 2001 in the architectural bureau Kuup OÜ. From 2001 Tõnu Laigu works in the architectural bureau QP Arhitektid OÜ.

Most notable works by Tõnu Laigu are the apartment building on the Sõpruse road, the logistics center of the COAL company and the new apartment building on the Mäepealse street. Tõnu Laigu is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects and belongs to the board of the union.

Works

• Single-family home in Tallinn, 1989
• Apartment building in 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:...
  
  , 1989
• Kose Secondary School, 1990
• Apartment building in Tallinn, 2000
• Single-family home Nõmme, 2002
• Apartment building on Sõpruse road, 2003
• Duplex in Nõmme
  Nõmme
  Nõmme is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 38,168 and covers an area of , population density is...
  
  , 2004
• AS COAL logistics center, 2005
• Single-family home Nõmme, 2005
• Athletics 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...
  
  , 2006
• Apartment buildings on Mäepealse Street, 2008

Competitions

• Modern Art Museum of Helsinki
  Helsinki
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  , 1993
• Western Entrance of the Tallinn Zoo, 2005; II Prize
• Kihnu Harbour, 2005; II prize
• Tabasalu center, 2007; I prize
• Sports hall of the Lyceé Francais in Tallinn, 2007; I prize

See also

List of Estonian architects