Gunnar Birkerts
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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.
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Born | (1925-01-17)January 17, 1925 |
Died | August 15, 2017(2017-08-15) (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 |
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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.[1]