Gaismas kungs jeb saga par Gunaru Birkertu
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The outstanding Latvian American architect Gunnar Birkerts is known in the world of architecture by such projects as the Federal Reserve Bank (Minneapolis, Minnesota); the Contemporary Art Museum (Houston, Texas); the Corning Glass Museum (Corning, New York) and others. In 1982 he was recognized as the sixth best USA architect. What is the book about? About his work and solitude, doubts and egoism, fatalism and death. There are many personal details, especially in regard to Gunnar Birkerts' striving to discover his mother's role in his upbringing. There are bibliographical data, projects and their implementations, lists of honors and prizes - all compiled in comprehensive indexes.
