Dmitri Bruns
Dmitri Bruns (Dmitry Vladimirovich Bruns; Dmitrijs Brūns; 11 January 1929 – 21 March 2020) was a Latvia-born Soviet and Estonian architect and architecture theorist of Russian origin. From 1959 he was the secretary of the Union of Architects of Estonian SSR. In 1960–1980 Bruns served as the chief architect of Tallinn.
Dmitri Bruns
- Name
- Dmitri Bruns
- Born
- 11 January 1929
- Birthplace
- Riga, Latvia
- Died
- 21 March 2020
- Education
- Leningrad Urban Planning Institute
- Nationality
- Estonia · Soviet Union · Latvia
- Occupation
- architect
- Fields
- architecture · history of architecture · architectural theory
- Honours
- Coat of Arms of Tallinn · Honored Architect of the Estonian SSR
- Languages
- Russian · Estonian · Latvian
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Dmitri Bruns (Dmitry Vladimirovich Bruns; Dmitrijs Brūns; 11 January 1929 – 21 March 2020) was a Latvia-born Soviet and Estonian architect and architecture theorist of Russian origin. From 1959 he was the secretary of the Union of Architects of Estonian SSR. In 1960–1980 Bruns served as the chief architect of Tallinn.
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• Name — Dmitri Bruns • Born — 11 January 1929 • Birthplace — Riga, Latvia • Died — 21 March 2020 • Education — Leningrad Urban Planning Institute
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• "Tallinn täna ja homme", Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1962. • "Homne Tallinn", Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1973. • "Tallinn valmistub olümpiaks", Tallinn: Kommunist 1979. • "Tallinn. Linnaehituslik kujunemine", Tallinn: Valgus 1993. • "Tallinn. Linnaehitus Eesti Vabariigi aastail 1918 – 1940", Tallinn: Valgus 1998. • "Tallinna peaarhitekti mälestusi ja artikleid", Tallinn: Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum 2007.
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• Honoured Architect of Estonian SSR, 1973 • The Badge of Honour of Tallinn, 2003
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