August Volberg Explained

August Volberg (18 December 1896 Muuksi, Harju County – 21 June 1982 Tallinn) was an Estonian architect and educator.^[1]

In 1927, he graduated from Tallinn Technical School. From 1950-1960, he worked at the architectural bureau Eesti Projekt. From 1946 until 1954, he worked as a lecturer at the Tallinn Polytechnic Institute. From 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.^[1]

Awards:

• 1956: Estonian SSR merited artistic personnel^[1]

Works

• 1955: cinema Sõprus (with Peeter Tarvas)
• Pelguranna buildings (with K. Luts)
• 1970: Vanemuine Concert Hall (one of the authors)

Notes and References

1. Eesti kunsti ja arhitektuuri biograafiline leksikon (EKABL). Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus, 1996. Page 600