Augusts Malvess
Augusts Malvess (2 November 1878, Gulbene – 9 May 1951, Riga) was a Latvian architect. Augusts Malvess was born in Gulbene in northeastern Latvia and studied architecture at Riga Polytechnic Institute, today Riga Technical University. He graduated in 1906.
Augusts Malvess
- Name
- Augusts Malvess
- Born
- 2 November 1878
- Birthplace
- Spalvas, Vecgulbene parish, Russian Empire (now Gulbene Municipality, Latvia)
- Died
- 9 May 1951
- Place of death
- Rīga, Latvian SSR
- Known for
- Architecture
- Movement
- Art Nouveau
- Education
- Riga Polytechnic Institute
- Nationality
- Latvia
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- Latvian
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The following two years he worked in the firm of Konstantīns Pēkšēns, and worked independently from 1909. He was a lecturer at the University of Latvia from 1919 to 1950. He was promoted to extraordinary professor there in 1939 and in 1944 he was promoted to full professor. In addition, he also published a number of scientific articles on the subject of architecture.
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• Name — Augusts Malvess • Born — 2 November 1878 • Birthplace — Spalvas, Vecgulbene parish, Russian Empire (now Gulbene Municipality, Latvia) • Died — 9 May 1951 • Place of death — Rīga, Latvian SSR • Known for — Architecture • Movement — Art Nouveau • Patrons — Konstantīns Pēkšēns • Education — Riga Polytechnic Institute
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• Illustration — Former bank building at Blaumaņa iela 5, Riga. (1913) • Illustration — Residential building at Klusā iela 11, Riga. (1911) • Illustration — Residential building at Ģertrūdes iela 90, Riga. (1913). • Illustration — Residential building at Tallinas iela 90, Riga. (1913).
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1878
Augusts Malvess born at Gulbene Municipality.
1951
Augusts Malvess died on 9 May 1951.
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- 1.Krastiņš, Jānis. Rīgas jūgendstila ēkas. Art Nouveau buildings in Riga. ADD PROJEKTS. 406. 2014. 978-9934-8318-2-9.
- 2.Projekts "Bibliotēka, arhīvs, muzejs - tilts no Gulbenes vēstures uz šodienu". Novadnieki.
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