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Memorial Page for Gunnar Birkerts

Jan 17, 1925 – Aug 15, 2017(92 years)Died in:Needham, Norfolk County

Latvian-American architect

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Emoria lights a memorial candle in remembrance of Gunnar Birkerts.

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August 15th, 2026

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Birthplace

Riga, Latvia

Place of Death

Needham, Norfolk County

Nationality

Latvia

Occupation(2)

architectuniversity teacher

Awards(4)

Rome PrizeGrand Medal of the Latvian Academy of SciencesOrder of the Three StarsFellow of the American Institute of Architects

Education(1)

Riga State Gymnasium No.1

Gunnar Birkerts (* January 17, 1925 in Riga; † August 15, 2017 in Needham) was a latvian-American architect. He was 92 years old. He studied at Riga State Gymnasium No.1. He received 4 awards, including Rome Prize, Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.

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Born in Riga, Latvia

1925

Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences

2000

Died in Needham, Norfolk County

2017

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Pēteris Birkerts

Gunnar Birkerts. Forever remembered.