Ra Luhse
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Ra Luhse 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...

.

Ra Luhse studied in the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (today’s 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...

. He graduated from the institute in 1987.

From 1987 to 1991 Ra Luhse worked in the Pärnu office of the design bureau EKE Projekt. From 1994 he works in the architectural bureau Luhse&Tuhal OÜ.

Notable works by Ra Luhse are the Concert Hall in Jõhvi
Jõhvi
Jõhvi is a town in north-eastern Estonia, and the capital of Ida-Viru County. The town is also an administrative centre of Jõhvi Parish. It is situated 50 km from the Russian border....

, the Benedictine monastery in Pirita
Pirita
Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It had a population of 15,379 .Pirita occupies a relatively big area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 15,379 is relatively small...

 and apartment buildings in Pärnu and 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...

. Ra Luhse is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects and a member of the board of the union.

Works

  • Extension of the 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...

     church, 1992
  • Pärnu College, 1997
  • 123 gas station, 2000
  • Benedictine monastery in Pirita, 2001
  • Beach café in Pärnu, 2002
  • Apartment building in Kuressaare, 2003
  • Jõhvi Concert Hall, 2005
  • Apartment building in Rakvere, 2005
  • Apartment buildings on Papli Street, 2005
  • Extension of the Russian Theatre, 2006
  • Gran Rose Spa, 2006
  • Apartment building on Tedre Street, 2007
  • Apartment building on Lehe Street, 2007
  • Kindergarten in Jüri, 2008

Competitions

  • National Museum of Estonia, 1993 (with Tanel Tuhal
    Tanel Tuhal
    Tanel Tuhal is a notable Estonian architect.He graduated from the Department of Architecture of the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR in 1992....

    ); I prize
  • Housing and business quarter on the bank of Pärnu river, 2007; I prize

See also

List of Estonian architects
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