Gunnar Birkerts
✓ Source-basedfallingLatvian-American architect (1925-2017)
ArchitectsLived 1925 to 2017 · aged 92
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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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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, designed by Gunnar Birkerts, 1992-1994.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 1973, (now: Marquette Plaza), in its original configuration.![The Corning Fire Station facade and floor plan. The building has a strict form where small vehicles are placed in the narrow portion at the tip. All function spaces have been baked into the base of the triangle, such as changing rooms, storage room, dining room, dormitory and office, where all rooms are accessed via a wide corridor.[2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Brikerts_Corning_Fire_Station.jpg/1280px-Brikerts_Corning_Fire_Station.jpg)
The Corning Fire Station facade and floor plan. The building has a strict form where small vehicles are placed in the narrow portion at the tip. All function spaces have been baked into the base of the triangle, such as changing rooms, storage room, dining room, dormitory and office, where all rooms are accessed via a wide corridor.[2]Awards 4
Connected to Gunnar 6
Pietro BelluschiAlso won Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Juris UpatnieksAlso won Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
Richard UpjohnAlso won Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Andris AmbainisAlso won Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
George BergstromAlso won Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Vladimir ToporovAlso won Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of SciencesAbout this person
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2017 · aged 92
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19 languages
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