EVM Publications 7 “Land Architecture and Landscape: A Chronicle”

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In the articles of the seventh volume of the Estonian Open-Air Museum’s series *Maa-arhitektuur ja maastik. Ajakaja* (Rural Architecture and Landscape: A Chronicle), museum researchers and other scholars explore various aspects of the history of Estonian architecture and construction. Illustrated with numerous photographs, the collection examines the life and work of Peeter Matz, the founder of Estonia’s first fireproof clay industry; provides a fascinating look back at a little-known aspect of town halls—detention cells—and the colorful court cases associated with them, and examines pre-war wooden architecture outside of Tallinn.
The spotlight is on several notable buildings, such as architect Herbert Johanson’s “weekend home,” the Kibuvitsa farmstead in the Õismäe neighborhood of Tallinn (now demolished), the Raikküla Ministry School building, Estonia’s first town hall in Vana-Kuuste, and the Univere farmstead in Tartu County—the latter is made special by a construction contract dating back to 1906.
In an interview, Fredi Tomps, the legendary restoration architect who turns 95 this year, takes us on a trip down memory lane to the early years of the open-air museum’s exhibition.

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