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<p>The article is based on the original manuscript materials and documents of the Faculty of Architecture and Engineering of the exile Baltic University (Baltische Universität), which operated in Hamburg and Pinneberg from 1946 to 1949. The Faculty of Architecture of the Baltic University was a unique establishment in exile where Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian refugees came together to maintain their architectural education. The documents (four boxes and one roll of papers) were discovered at the Manuscript Collection of the Uppsala University Library marked as “Lettiska Fonden” and were unknown to architectural historians up to this date. This common Baltic tangible and intangible architectural heritage is a unique source for discovering and understanding the destiny of Baltic architects in exile in times of geopolitical crisis.</p>
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The article is based on the original manuscript materials and documents of the Faculty of Architecture and Engineering of the exile Baltic University (Baltische Universität), which operated in Hamburg and Pinneberg from 1946 to 1949. The Faculty of Architecture of the Baltic University was a unique establishment in exile where Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian refugees came together to maintain their architectural education. The documents (four boxes and one roll of papers) were discovered at the Manuscript Collection of the Uppsala University Library marked as “Lettiska Fonden” and were unknown to architectural historians up to this date. This common Baltic tangible and intangible architectural heritage is a unique source for discovering and understanding the destiny of Baltic architects in exile in times of geopolitical crisis.

Baltic Architectural Education in Times of Crisis: Faculty of Architecture at the Baltic University in Germany, 1946–1949

Architecture and Urban Planning

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The article is based on the original manuscript materials and documents of the Faculty of Architecture and Engineering of the exile Baltic University...

Baltic Architectural Education in Times of Crisis: Faculty of Architecture at the Baltic University in Germany, 1946–1949

Published Online: Jul 08, 2024

Page range: 65 - 79

Received: Dec 12, 2023

Accepted: May 13, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2024-0006

Keywords
Architects in exile, Baltic architects, Baltic University, Faculty of Architecture and Engineering, Hamburg/Pinneberg

© 2024 Marija Drėmaitė, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Baltic Architectural Education in Times of Crisis: Faculty of Architecture at the Baltic University in Germany, 1946–1949

Published Online: Jul 08, 2024

Page range: 65 - 79

Received: Dec 12, 2023

Accepted: May 13, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2024-0006

KeywordsArchitects in exile, Baltic architects, Baltic University, Faculty of Architecture and Engineering, Hamburg/Pinneberg

© 2024 Marija Drėmaitė, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Architects in exile, Baltic architects, Baltic University, Faculty of Architecture and Engineering, Hamburg/Pinneberg