The Latvian National Library was conceived in 1991, the same year Latvia gained independence from the Soviet Union.
Gunnar Birkerts, FAIA, a Latvia native now based in Massachusetts, won the commission to design the Latvian National Library in 1991—the same year the country gained independence from the Soviet Union. But the high-profile project never got off the ground due to funding woes.
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