Aleksandrs Klinklāvs

Aleksandrs Klinklāvs
Born (1899-02-07)February 7, 1899
Sēja parish, Russian Empire, (Now Sēja Municipality, Latvia)
Died October 6, 1982(1982-10-06) (aged 83)
Chicago, USA
Nationality Latvian
Occupation Architect
Buildings Ministry of Finance, Riga
Sanatorium of Tērvete, Tērvete
G. Ērenpreis Bicycle Factory, Riga

Aleksandrs Klinklāvs (born in February 7, 1899, died October 6, 1982)[1] was a Latvian architect.

In 1930 he graduated University of Latvia Faculty of Architecture.[1] From 1936 to 1940 he worked in Latvian Chamber of Crafts. During the World War II he emigrated to Germany and in 1948 he moved to live in Canada. He worked in architect company Barott, Marshall & Meritt, where he was the main designer, in 1959 he became the main designer in Chicago architect company Jensen, Halstead & Rummel. Klinklāvs participated in the establishment of Latvian Theater of Montreal.[1] In his list of projects there are various hospitals and public buildings. In Latvia he projected the building of Finance Ministry of Latvia, The Sanatorium of Tērvete, building of G. Ērenpreis Bicycle factory in Riga.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Encyclopedia of Latvia/ Latvijas enciklopēdija. 3. sējums. Rīga.Publisher: Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība. 2005. ISBN 9984-9482-3-4.
  2. ↑ From Leutner to Erenpreis. 100 years of bicycle manufacturing in Latvia by Edvīns Liepiņš, Jānis Seregins (2009). Published: in Rīga, publisher: Latvijas Industriālā mantojuma fonds. ISBN 9934-805-00-6.
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