Dmitri Bruns

Dmitri Bruns
Born	(1929-01-11)11 January 1929 Riga, Latvia
Died	21 March 2020(2020-03-21) (aged 91)
Nationality	Estonian
Alma mater	Leningrad Urban Planning Institute
Occupation	Architect

Dmitri Bruns (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Брунс, Dmitry Vladimirovich Bruns; Latvian: Dmitrijs Brūns; 11 January 1929^[1] – 21 March 2020^[2]) was a Latvia-born Soviet and Estonian architect and architecture theorist of Russian origin.

Bruns was born in Riga, Latvia. 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.^[3]

Honours

• Honoured Architect of Estonian SSR, 1973
• The Badge of Honour of Tallinn, 2003^[3]

Publications

• "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. ISBN 5440013288
• "Tallinn. Linnaehitus Eesti Vabariigi aastail 1918 – 1940", Tallinn: Valgus 1998. ISBN 9985680324
• "Tallinna peaarhitekti mälestusi ja artikleid", Tallinn: Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum 2007. ISBN 9789985982808

References

1. "Dmitri Bruns". The Union of Estonian Architects. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
2. "Dmitri Bruns 11. I 1929 – 21. III 2020". Sirp (in Estonian). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
3. "Dmitri Bruns – mees, kes päästis vanalinna" (in Estonian). Ärileht. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2009.

External links

• Profile, at The Union of Estonian Architects