OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen   Estonia   This proposal is for a center dedicated to the contemporary classical composer Arvo Pärt. It is located near Kellasalu in Pärt’s native Estonia, in an elegant, dense stretch of forest where the silence of nature presents itself to those who are willi

Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos   Estonia   The new center devoted to the Estonian composer preserves the pines in the woods around it, aiming in this way to foster dialogue between architecture, music, and natural environment.

Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos   Estonia   Over a unitary roof that folds to adapt to the varying heights required inside the building, a series of pentagonal courtyards of different sizes and positions manage to preserve the existing trees in the dense forest around the center. The facades,

The firm of the Madrid architects Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano – one of Spain’s most international practices, with a branch in Berlin – recently opened the Arvo Pärt Center in Laulasmaa, 35 kilometers from Tallin. Named after the composer it