On Tuesday Gunnar Birkerts, Detroit-based Latvian-American architect passed away at the age of 92. Born in 1925, in Riga, Birkerts was a graduate of the University of Stuttgart in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1949. He began his architectural career with Perkins+Will before joining Eero Saarinen Bloomfield Hills, office. Birkerts later worked for Minoru Yamasaki before opening his own practice, Gunnar Birkerts and Associates, in the 1960s.
Some of his most notable projects include the Kansas City Museum of Contemporary Art, the Calvary Baptist Church of Detroit, The Corning Glass Museum, Lincoln Elementary School in Columbus, IN; and The Latvian National Library.
The Corning Glass Museum
Marquette Plaza. Image by Richard Langendorf
The Latvian National Library Image via wikimedia
Calvary Baptist Church of Detroit
Kansas City Museum of Contemporary Art Image via wikimedia
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