Mart Port
Mart Port (4 January 1922 – 3 February 2012) was an Estonian architect and pedagogue. He was the head of many statutory plans during the Soviet era, including Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Viljandi and Tallinn's districts Mustamäe, Väike-Õismäe and Lasnamäe. He designed the Viru Hotel (1968–1972), the building of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia (now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; with Raine Karp, Uno Tölpus and Olga Kontšajeva, 1966–1968), the "Planners' House" (Rävala pst 8; with Peep Jänes and Arvo Niineväli, 1965–1981) and the World War II Memorial in Maarjamäe (with Allan Murdmaa, Peep Jänes, Henno Sepmann and Rein Kersten, 1959–1960).
Mart Port
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- Died
- 2012 · Tallinn.
- Nationality
- Estonia · Soviet Union
- Occupation
- architect · university teacher · pedagogue · urban planner
- Education
- Tallinn University of Technology
- Known for
- Viru Hotel · Sokos Hotel Viru
- Honours
- USSR State Prize · Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class · Medal For Battle Merit · VDNKh gold medal · Order of the White Star and 4th Class · People's Architect of the USSR
- Languages
- Estonian
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Mart Port (4 January 1922 – 3 February 2012) was an Estonian architect and pedagogue. He was the head of many statutory plans during the Soviet era, including Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Viljandi and Tallinn's districts Mustamäe, Väike-Õismäe and Lasnamäe. He designed the Viru Hotel (1968–1972), the building of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia (now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; with Raine Karp, Uno Tölpus and Olga Kontšajeva, 1966–1968), the "Planners' House" (Rävala pst 8; with Peep Jänes and Arvo Niineväli, 1965–1981) and the World War II Memorial in Maarjamäe (with Allan Murdmaa, Peep Jänes, Henno Sepmann and Rein Kersten, 1959–1960).
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Mart Port studied at Tallinn University of Technology. The recorded working language is Estonian. Places of work recorded in the authority are Tallinn and Tartu. Employment is recorded with Estonian Academy of Arts. Works named in the authority record are Viru Hotel and Sokos Hotel Viru. Distinctions recorded are USSR State Prize, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, Medal "For Battle Merit" and VDNKh gold medal.
Mart Port was born in Pärnu, a son of botanist Jaan Port (1891–1950) and his wife Marta. In World War II Mart was mobilized to the Red Army. In 1950 he finished his architecture studies at the Tallinn Polytechnical Institute. 1955–1979 he served as the chairman of the Union of Soviet Estonian Architects. Until 1990, Mart Port worked at the Soviet architectural bureau "Eesti Projekt", from 1961 to 1989 he served as its chief architect. He also worked as a docent at the State Art Institute of the ESSR from 1961 to 1992, and since 1977 as a professor. In 1972 he received the State Prize of the Estonian SSR, and in 1978 the title of People's Architect of the USSR. Mart Port's son is sports biologist Kristjan Port (born 1960). Mart Port died in Tallinn at the age of 90 on 3 February 2012 after a sudden illness.
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1922
Mart Port was born on 4 January 1922.
2012
Mart Port died on 3 February 2012.
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Mart Port received USSR State Prize, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, Medal "For Battle Merit", VDNKh gold medal, Order of the White Star, 4th Class and People's Architect of the USSR. Mart Port is recorded with the occupation architect. Recorded as having received USSR State Prize, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class and Medal "For Battle Merit". Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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