Konstantīns Pēkšēns [SEP] date of death
Konstantīns Pēkšēns
Konstantīns Pēkšēns (born 3 March 1859, Mazsalaca parish, Russian Empire — died 23 June 1928, Bad Kissingen, Weimar Republic) is one of the most prominent Latvian architects of all times. After Jānis Baumanis he is the epitome of the second generation of Latvian architects. Many Latvian cities and towns take pride in buildings designed by Pēkšēns, but Riga alone can boast more than 250 multi-storey brick buildings and a great number of wooden houses erected following his designs.
Career.
Pēkšēns was born
Pritzker Prize laureate 2006
- December 15 – Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian architect and artist (died 2000)
- "date unknown" – James Birrell, Australian architect
Deaths.
- January 23 – A. E. Doyle, American architect (born 1877
- June 23 – Konstantīns Pēkšēns, Latvian-born architect (born 1859)
- December 10 – Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish-born architect and designer (born 1868)