August Volberg (18 December 1896 Muuksi, Harju County – 21 June 1982

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) was an

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n architect and educator.Eesti kunsti ja arhitektuuri biograafiline leksikon (EKABL). Tallinn:

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, 1996. Page 600 In 1927 he graduated from Tallinn Technical School. 1950-1960 he worked at the architectural bureau

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. From 1946 until 1954, he worked as a lecturer at the Tallinn Polytechnic Institute. From In 1964 until 1981, he was a lecturer at the Estonian SSR State Art Institute; from 1971, he was the institute's head of the department of architecture. Awards: * 1956: Estonian SSR merited artistic personnel

Works

* 1955: cinema Sõprus (with Peeter Tarvas) * Pelguranna buildings (with K. Luts) * 1970:

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(one of the authors)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Volberg, August 1896 births 1982 deaths 20th-century Estonian architects Estonian educators Tallinn University of Technology alumni Tallinn University of Technology faculty Estonian Academy of Arts faculty People from Kuusalu Parish