Figures & data
Figure 1. Location of large housing estates in Tallinn, Estonia.
Table 1. Characteristics of large housing estates in Tallinn, Estonia.
Figure 2. Mustamäe architectural competition entry by Group X. Original drawing, 1958. Source: Museum of Estonian Architecture, used with permission.
Figure 3. Mustamäe concept plan, 1959. Source: Drawing by S. Samuel (2016) based on original plans.
Figure 4. Original drawings for Väike-Õismäe detailed planning project, 1968. These process drawings represent alternative transportation network schemes; option 4, lower left-hand image, which configures the district as a single macrorayon, was the selected option. Source: Mart Port, Linnade Planeerimisest, permission not required.
Figure 5. Väike-Õismäe concept plan, 1968. Source: Drawing by S. Samuel (2016) based on original plans.
Figure 6. (a) A curving road in Väike-Õismäe, 1970s, Tallinn, Estonia. Photo by Johannes Külmet. Source: Museum of Estonian Architecture, used with permission. (b) A curving road in Väike-Õismäe, 2017, Tallinn, Estonia. Photo by Pille Metspalu.
Figure 7. Lasnamäe concept plan, 1970. Source: Drawing by S. Samuel (2016) based on original plans.
Figure 8. The plan for a housing estate at Lasnamäe (Tallinn, Estonia). Centres on four mikrorayons. Source: Museum of Estonian Architecture, used with permission.
Figure 9. A sketch of a pedestrian overpass providing access to the commercial centre of Lasnamäe, Tallinn. Source: Museum of Estonian Architecture, used with permission.
Figure 10. Alternative concept plan for Mustamäe by M. Port. Source: Mart Port, Linnade Planeerimisest, permission not required.
Figure 11. Announcement (in Estonian language) of an approved plan for Mustamäe published in Estonia’s cultural newspaper Sirp ja Vasar, August 28, 1959. Source: Sirp ja Vasar, used with permission.
