Estonian architect

Ra Luhse (born August 30, 1964, in Pärnu) is an Estonian architect.

He studied in the State Art Ins*ute of the Estonian SSR (today's Estonian Academy of Arts) in the department of architecture. He graduated from the ins*ute in 1987.

From 1987 to 1991 Ra Luhse worked in the Pärnu office of the design bureau EKE Projekt. From 1994 he works in the architectural bureau Luhse&Tuhal OÜ.

Notable works by Ra Luhse are the Concert Hall in Jõhvi, the Benedictine monastery in Pirita and apartment buildings in Pärnu and Rakvere. Ra Luhse is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects and a member of the board of the union.

Works

• Extension of the Kuressaare church, 1992
• Pärnu College, 1997
• Benedictine monastery in Pirita, 2001
• Beach café in Pärnu, 2002
• Jõhvi Concert Hall, 2005
• Extension of the Russian Theatre, 2006
• Gran Rose Spa, 2006
• Kindergarten in Jüri, 2008

Compe*ions

• National Museum of Estonia, 1993 (with Tanel Tuhal); I prize
• Housing and business quarter on the bank of Pärnu river, 2007; I prize

References

1. Union of Estonian Architects, members
2. Architectural Bureau Luhse&Tuhal OÜ, works