Dmitri Bruns
Dmitri Bruns (born January 11, 1929 in Riga ; † March 21, 2020 ) was an Estonian architect and architecture theorist.
Life
Dmitri Bruns graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineering in Leningrad in 1953 . From 1960 to 1979 he was the secretary in charge of the Association of Architects of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic . In 1968 he received his doctorate in architecture.
From 1960 to 1980 Dmitri Bruns was chief architect of the Estonian capital Tallinn and from 1980 to 1991 head of the state building committee of the Estonian SSR. He is one of the authors of the Tallinn Urban Development Plan, completed in 1971. In 1973 he was awarded the title of "Honored Architect of the Estonian SSR" for his achievements.
In addition, Bruns submitted numerous scientific and historical works on Tallinn's architectural history and urban planning.
Works (selection)
- Tallinn täna ja homme. Tallinn 1962.
- together with Rasmus Kangropool: Tallinn sajandeis. Ehituskunstiline ülevaade. Tallinn 1972.
- Homne Tallinn. Tallinn 1973.
- Tallinn valmistub olümpiaks. Tallinn 1979.
- Tallinn. Monuments of architecture. Leningrad 1980.
- Tallinn. Linnaehituslik kujunemine. Valgus, Tallinn 1993, ISBN 5-440-01328-8 .
- Tallinn. Linnaehitus Eesti Vabariigi aastail 1918-1940. Tallinn 1998.
- Таллинн: история градостроения, рассказанная главным архитектором . Tallinn 2006.
Web links
- Literature by and about Dmitri Bruns in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary (Estonian)
- ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 41
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bruns, Dmitri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian architect and architectural theorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riga |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 2020 |