ceturtdiena, 2009. gada 21. maijs

Gunnar Birkerts - The architect who bends light into inspiration



Born in Latvia, educated in Germany and now living in the United States, Birkerts is one of America’s most innovative and distinctive architects. Among his most celebrated works are the Houston Contemporary Arts Museum, the IBM Corporate Computer Centre in New York, the Corning Museum of Glass, the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki, the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis and the University of Michigan Law Library. His projects have won 58 major awards around the world. His gift to his homeland is the stunning riverfront National Library building under construction in Riga.



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