Siiri Vallner

Born in Tallinn, Estonia, she spent a lot of her childhood going to work with her parents, surrounded by technology. Her parents worked in IT during the time of the Soviet Union, picking up personal projects after their normal work hours. As a teenager recently graduating high school, she was opposed to many of her options of a career. Though she graduated from a high school specializing in sciences, she was not interested in pursuing math as a career. This left her with architecture. She got into, and studied at the Estonian Academy of Arts in the architecture department, graduating in 1997. From 1998 to 1999 she studied in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Following her Graduating from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, she worked at architecture firms Berzak & Gold P.C. in New York and Lewis & Associates Ltd. in Alexandria, Virginia. After returning to Estonia in 2002, she founded Kavakava with, Katrin Koov and Kaire Nōmm, and Head Arhitektid Oü, with Indrek Peil.

Projects • PROJECT — LOCATION — YEAR — OTHER ARCHITECTS ASSOCIATED • Lasnamäe track and field center — Tallinn, Estonia — 2003 — Hanno Grossschmidt and Tomomi Hayashi • Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom — Tallinn, Estonia — 2003 — Indrek Peil, Tomomi Hayashi, and Toomas Kuslap • Rakvere Stairs — Rakvere, Estonia — 2005 — Heidi Urb • Pärnu city center sports hall — Pärnu, Estonia — 2005 — Katrin Koov, Kaire Nõmm, Heidi Urb • Villa Lokaator — Paldiski, Estonia — 2007 — Indrek Peil • Lotte Kindergarten — Tartu, Estonia — 2008 — Indrek Peil and Sten Mark Mändmaa • Culture Cauldron — Tallinn, Estonia — 2009 — Indrek Peil (team Katrin Koov, Kadri Klementi, Andro Mänd, Sten-Mark Mändmaa, Ragnar Põllukivi, Triin Maripuu, Ivan Sergejev, Elen Paddar, Martin J. Navarro Gonzalez) • Tartu Health Care College — Tartu, Estonia — 2011 — Indrek Peil (team Johannes Feld, Andro Mänd, Sten Mark Mändmaa, Ragnar Põllukivi) • The Pier — Tallinn, Estonia — 2011 — Indrek Peil • Kuressaare Children's Home — Kuressaare, Estonia — 2014 — Katrin Koov and Kaire Nõmm (Ragnar Põllukivi, Reedik Poopuu) • Shelter – short-term accommodation units — Tallinn, Estonia — 2012 — Indrek Peil and Kaire Nõmm (Kadri Klementi, Andro Mänd, Sten Mark Mändmaa, Ragnar Põllukivi) • University of Tartu Narva College — Narva, Estonia — 2012 — Indrek Peil and Katrin Koov (team Heidi Urb, Maarja Tüür, Andro Mänd, Sten Mark Mändmaa, Helina Lass) • Raua sauna — Tallinn, Estonia — 2013 — Indrek Peil and Ragnar Põllukivi • Tallinn new center (ongoing, in stage I) — Tallinn, Estonia — 2016 — Indrek Peil, Kristel Niisuke (Kavakava), Toomas Paaver (Linnalahendused), Renee Puusepp (Slider Studio) • Fire Station type house — Vastseliina, Estonia — 2018 — Indrek Peil (Kristel Niisuke, Valdis Linde)