The Family of Indriķis Blankenburgs (1887-1944) and Architectural Projects in the Turn of the Century
Inženierzinātņu un augstskolu vēsture
2018
Māris Zvaigzne,
Alīda Zigmunde,
Ilze Gudro
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.
Keywords
Indriķis Blankenburgs, the Blankenburgs family, school building projects
DOI
10.7250/IAV.2018.006
Hyperlink
https://iav-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/IAV.2018.006
Zvaigzne, M., Zigmunde, A., Gudro, I. The Family of Indriķis Blankenburgs (1887-1944) and Architectural Projects in the Turn of the Century. Inženierzinātņu un augstskolu vēsture, 2018, Vol. 2, pp. 73-88. ISSN 2592-8155. e-ISSN 2592-8163. Available from: doi:10.7250/IAV.2018.006
Publication language
Latvian (lv)