Alfred Aschenkampff
Alfred Aschenkampff (–) was a Baltic German architect.
Also recorded as Emil Alfred Aschenkampff
Alfred Aschenkampff
- Name
- Alfred Aschenkampff
- Birth Name
- Emil Alfred Aschenkampff
- Born
- 31 March 1858
- Birthplace
- Liepāja, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- 26 December 1914
- Place of death
- Riga, Russian Empire
- Known for
- Architecture
- Movement
- Art Nouveau
- Education
- Riga Polytechnic Institute Emil Alfred Aschenkampff (–) was a Baltic German architect.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- Latvian · German
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Alfred Aschenkampff (1858–1914) was an architect, of Russian nationality. The architect was born in Liepāja and died in Riga. Alfred Aschenkampff was educated at Polytechnikum Riga and Riga Technical University. Languages used include German and Latvian.
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• Name — Alfred Aschenkampff • Birth Name — Emil Alfred Aschenkampff • Born — 31 March 1858 • Birthplace — Liepāja, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire • Died — 26 December 1914 • Place of death — Riga, Russian Empire • Known for — Architecture • Movement — Art Nouveau • Education — Riga Polytechnic Institute Emil Alfred Aschenkampff (–) was a Baltic German architect.
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Aschenkampff was born in Libau (present-day Liepāja) and studied architecture at Riga Polytechnic Institute (today Riga Technical University). He graduated in 1893 and set up his own architectural firm in Riga. In addition, he taught at Riga Crafts school and worked as a building inspector for the city's building board. Together with Max Scherwinsky he designed the buildings of the exposition in 1901 to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the founding of Riga. He designed c. 15 multi-storey apartments in Riga, most in Art Nouveau style. He died in Riga.
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• Illustration — Residential (now office) building on the Daugavgrīvas street 32/34, Riga. (1903) • Illustration — Residential building on the Blaumaņa street 36, Riga. (1901).
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- 1.Krastins, Janis. Riga. Jugendstilmetropole. Art Nouveau Metropolis. Jugendstila Metropole. Baltika. 338. 1996. 9984-9178-1-9.
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