The family of Indriķis Blankenburgs (1887–1944) and architectural projects in the turn of the century | Zendy

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The family of Indriķis Blankenburgs (1887–1944) and architectural projects in the turn of the century

Author(s) -

Māris Zvaigzne,

Alīda Zigmunde,

Ilze Gudro

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

history of engineering sciences and institutions of higher education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2592-8651

pISSN - 2592-8643

DOI - 10.7250/hesihe.2018.006

Subject(s) - architecture , landscape architect , latvian , engineering , state (computer science) , history of architecture , art history , architectural engineering , management , visual arts , library science , history , civil engineering , art , landscape architecture , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , economics

The graduate of the Department of Architecture (1913) of the Riga Polytechnic Institute (RPI), architect Indriķis Blankenburgs (1887–1944) is one of the best-known architects of school buildings in Latvia during the interwar years. Most of his more than 30 projected schools and other buildings are still used for the original purpose of the architect. Using the documents of the Latvian State Historical Archives and library collections, the article follows the Blankenburgs family and outlines the contribution of I. Blankenburgs to school architecture and provides the list of schools designed by the architect.

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