Elmar Lohk (June 15, 1901 in Vladivostok, Russia - February 11, 1963 in Göteborg, Sweden) was an Estonian architect. After spending his childhood in his birthplace and in Shanghai, he moved to Darmstadt in 1921, where he graduated from the Darmstadt University of Technology in 1925. After graduation he worked in Tallinn until 1943. He was among the main architects of Tallinn from 1928 to 1940. In 1934 he created his own architecture bureau. June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... City and harbor of Vladivostok with the Statue to the fighters for Soviet power in the Far East (bottom right) Vladivostok (Russian: ) is the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated close to the Russo-Chinese border and North Korea. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg  listen? ) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is Chinas largest city by population. ... Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hessen in Germany. ... The Darmstadt University of Technology, whose official name (also its official English name) is Technische Universität Darmstadt, in Darmstadt, Germany plays a significant role among German universities. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ...

In 1943 Lohk went to Finland to work at the bureau of Alvar Aalto. Soon, in 1944, he again moved, this time to Göteborg, Sweden. There, he designed many hospitals and created a bureau in 1960. Finlandia Hall. ...

Many of his buildings in Tallinn are now valued as great examples of 1930's architecture, for example the prominent Scandic Hotel Palace on Freedom Square. His creation can be catecorised as functionalism with some influence of art deco, Chicago school and traditional art. Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Science Nuclear fission discovered by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Pluto, the ninth planet from the Sun, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh British biologist Arthur Tansley coins term ecosystem War, peace and politics Socialists proclaim The death of Capitalism Rise to... Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. ... Asheville City Hall. ... Chicago architecture is famous throughout the world and one style is referred to as the Chicago School. ...

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Scandic Hotel Palace in Tallinn, built in 1936.

Scandic Hotel Palace from a different angle.

An office building on Freedom Square in Tallinn, from 1936.

Closer look at the Chicago-influenced façade.