AEGRUUM ⟩ How a radio factory became a bank building

In 1997, a revitalization of the electronics industry occurred at the Narva maantee, Jõe, Ahtri and Parda street area between them, earning the building a cultural capital year award for its architects. Architect and heritage preservationist Henry Kuningas documented the history of the area, which is closely linked to the story of RET, or the Radio-Electronics Factory, a leading Estonian electronics company. Located in Tallinn’s city center at the corner of Narva maantee and Jõe street, the building features a striking facade covered in a mesh network.

It previously served as temporary space for the national library and had housed several banks before.

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