Gunnar Birkerts
Gunnar Birkerts | |
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Birkerts in 1968 | |
| Born | January 17, 1925 |
| Died | August 15, 2017 (aged 92) Needham, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | Latvian/American |
| Alma mater | Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Children | Sven and Andra Birkerts |
| Awards | Fellow of the AIA |
| Practice | Birkerts and Straub, Birkerts and Associates |
| Buildings | Corning Fire Station, Corning Museum of Glass, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, National Library of Latvia |
Gunnar Birkerts (Latvian: Gunārs Birkerts, January 17, 1925 – August 15, 2017) was a Latvian American architect who, for the most of his career, was based in the metropolitan area of Detroit, Michigan.
Some of his notable designs include the Corning Museum of Glass and the Corning Fire Station in Corning, New York; Marquette Plaza in Minneapolis, Minnesota; the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri; and the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.
In 2014, the National Library of Latvia in Riga was completed to his design.