11.02.2025

European Commissioner Dan Jørgensen visits Estonia: focus on energy security and housing security

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...

03.02.2025

Mustamäe tee neighbourhood chosen as SOFTacademy project replication area

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...

08.01.2025

EIS supports SOFTacademy’s neighbourhood-based renovation with maximum rate of subsidy

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...

25.11.2024

Introducing SOFTacademy

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...

04.11.2024

Benefits of neighbourhood renovation for residents and the city

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...

04.09.2024

Neighbourhood-based renovation on Academy Street

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...

31.05.2024

Estonian architectural magazine Maja: A pilot project for neighbourhood-based renovation in Mustamäe, Estonia

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...

12.07.2023

Tallinn receives €5 million grant for Mustamäe neighbourhood renewal project

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...