# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gunnar-birkerts
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:01:33.370Z

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name: "Gunnar Birkerts"
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description: "Gunnar Birkerts 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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profileType:
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birthDate: "1925-01-17"
deathDate: "2017-08-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump