Gunnar Birkerts, National Library of Latvia, Riga: Opus 70

The building of the National Library of Latvia is a landmark of the capital city of Riga, a spatial symbol and architectural icon, created
by one of the 20th century renowned modernists – the Latvian-born American architect Gunnar Birkerts. His metaphorically saturated
and expressionist architecture has established its permanent place in the history of contemporary architecture. The unique creative style
of Birkerts stems from his deep cultural roots in Latvia, his architectural studies in Ger...