Leonhard Lapin

Leonhard Lapin (29 December 1947 – 28 February 2022), also known under the pseudonym Albert Trapeež, was an Estonian architect, artist, architecture historian, and poet.

As an artist, he created graphics, paintings, performances, and happenings, and he published several articles, books, and poetry collections.

[7] Leonhard Lapin began active work during 1960 and raised rapidly to leading avant-garde artist position, but also organizer and theorist.

The notion comes from 20th century Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich, for whom "architecton" meant the home of future human being.

Other group members were Vilen Künnapu, Tiit Kaljundi, Avo-Himm Looveer, Ain Padrik, Jüri Okas, Jaan Ollik and Ignar Fjuk, joined by slightly older architects Veljo Kaasik and Toomas Rein.

The greater goal was to change architecture, environment, people's attitude towards them and to give sense to contemporary society and culture.

[13] "Tallinn School" was of experimental architects and artists, but mostly Leonhard Lapin dealt with the history of architecture, mainly by writing but also in other art forms.

Tallinn School's architects could express themselves mainly through private house projects since other types of constructions were strictly regulated.

Although in the course of creating an outstanding and individual exterior, the suitability of the surroundings and the comfortable usage of the interior spaces were often neglected.

Through creation of a linkage between earlier history of architecture and art and also by dealing with terminological problems Leonhard wanted to raise the awareness in the Estonian society.