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Gunnar Birkerts, National Library of Latvia, Riga: Opus 70
Janis Dripe
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Description for Gunnar Birkerts, National Library of Latvia, Riga: Opus 70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 60 pages, 70 illus. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 311 x 15. Weight in Grams: 846.
The building of the National Library of Latvia is a landmark of the city of Riga, a spatial symbol and architectural icon, created by one of the 20th-century-renowned modernists the Latvian-born American architect Gunnar Birkerts. His metaphorically saturated and expressionist architecture has established its permanent place in the history of contemporary architecture. The unique creative style of Birkerts stems from his deep cultural roots in Latvia, his architectural studies in Germany after World War II and the first years of architectural practice in the USA learning from Eero Saarinen and Minoru Yamasaki. Birkerts was invited to Latvia to design ... Read more
The building of the National Library of Latvia is a landmark of the city of Riga, a spatial symbol and architectural icon, created by one of the 20th-century-renowned modernists the Latvian-born American architect Gunnar Birkerts. His metaphorically saturated and expressionist architecture has established its permanent place in the history of contemporary architecture. The unique creative style of Birkerts stems from his deep cultural roots in Latvia, his architectural studies in Germany after World War II and the first years of architectural practice in the USA learning from Eero Saarinen and Minoru Yamasaki. Birkerts was invited to Latvia to design ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges
Condition
New
Number of Pages
60
Place of Publication
Fellbach, Germany
ISBN
9783932565700
SKU
V9783932565700
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About Janis Dripe
Janis Dripe studied architecture at Riga Technical University. From 1990 to 1996 he taught at the faculty of architecture of Riga Technical University. From 1993 to 1995 he was minister of culture and from 1996 to 2006 the ambassador of Latvia in Sweden. Until recently he was chief architect of the city of Riga. Indrikis Sturmanis has been a leading ... Read more
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