Background
Gruzdins, Gunars Hugo was born on January 8, 1926 in Riga, Latvia. Came to the United States, 1951. Son of Ernest and Alvine (Odin) Gruzdins.
Gruzdins, Gunars Hugo was born on January 8, 1926 in Riga, Latvia. Came to the United States, 1951. Son of Ernest and Alvine (Odin) Gruzdins.
Bachelor of Architecture, University Michigan, 1957. Student, Baltic University, Hamburg, Germany.
Draftsman, designer, Eberle M. Smith, Inc., Detroit, 1957-1960; job captain, Smith, Hinchman and Grylls, Detroit, 1960-1961; draftsman, Germany, Klees and Bliven, Detroit, 1960-1961; designer, detailer, job captain, Minoru Yamasaki and Associations, Troy, Michigan, 1961-1969; department head, John Portman and Associations, Atlanta, 1969-1976; department head, senior associate, Minoru Yamasaki and Associations, Troy, also Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1976-1981; senior associate, Williamson and Associations, Atlanta, 1981-1984; vice president in charge production, M. Osama Al Kabbani Architects, Jeddah, 1984-1986; associate, Archl. Specifiers and Cons. Ltd., Atlanta, 1986; chief of specifications group, Metropolitan Alanta Rapid Transit Authority, since 1986.
Served to Second lieutenant United States Army Engineers, 1949-1951, Germany. Member Construction Specifications Institute (professional director since 1993, author/editor The Atlanta Format 1991-1993).
Married Laima Anita Jaunzems. Children: Guna, Ilmars.