The City of Tallinn has started an innovative urban development project in Mustamäe, where Everster OÜ will be responsible for the complete renovation of apartment buildings. The goal of...
Author: Ruxandra Aelenei, European Urban Initiative expert for SOFTacademy project In February 2025, the first SOFTacademy Hackathon, titled ‘The New Life of Monumental Art in the...
During the period 19.05.-08.06.2025, there will be a temporary change in traffic management, during which there will be no access to the courtyards of Akadeemia tee 4, 6, 14 and 22 via...
The City of Tallinn, in collaboration with the TalTech Academy of Architecture and Urban Studies, is set to present its neighbourhood-based renovation initiative SOFTacademy at the Venice...
On February 8-9, Tallinn University of Technology hosted the first SOFTacademy hackathon: “a new fife for monumental art in public spaces”. The event brought together ten teams,...
Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, visited Estonia on Saturday 8 February to discuss the interconnection of the Baltic electricity grid with the continental...
The results of the competition for the SOFTacademy project replication area have been announced and the neighbourhood of Mustamäe tee 167, 169, 171 and 171a has been selected as the...
The Enterprise and Innovation Foundation (EIS) is supporting SOFTacademy’s neighbourhood-based renovation at the maximum possible rate – 50%.All the houses will be renovated...
Tackling the Technical and Societal Challenges of Modernist Neighbourhoods in Tallinn, Estonia.By Ruxandra Aelenei, EUI expert SOFTacademy in Tallinn, Estonia, is one of the 14 New European...
Tallinn is moving towards a more sustainable and energy-efficient future. Neighbourhood-based renovation and urban space between buildings, in partnership between the city and...
Tallinn is taking a major step towards a greener and more connected urban space with the launch of SOFTacademy, a neighbourhood-based renovation project. For the first time, Tallinn’s...
March saw the launch of SOFTacademy, a project focusing on neighbourhood-based renovation, centred on the comprehensive factory renovation of four apartment buildings on Akadeemia Street in...
The City of Tallinn’s project has been selected as one of the 14 best out of 99 applications in the European Urban Initiative programme and will receive €5 million in funding from...