Robert Natus (March 16, 1890 in Viljandi, Estonia - March 31, 1950 in Bad Wilsnack, Germany) was an Estonian architect of Baltic German descent. He studied in Tallinn and Riga (in Riga Technical University). In 1939, Natus moved to Germany. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... County Viljandi County Mayor Peep Aru (since November 2005) Area 14. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Baltic Germans (German: Deutsch-Balten, Deutschbalten, sometimes incorrectly Baltendeutsche), were ethnically German inhabitants of the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea which forms today the countries of Estonia and Latvia. ... Location Map of Latvia Coordinates , Government Founded 1201 Mayor Aivars Aksenoks Geographical characteristics Area     City 307. ... Riga Technical University (previously known as Riga Polytechnical Institute and Riga Polytechnicum) is located in Riga, Latvia. ...

His best known work is the current City Hall of Tallinn, built in 1932 - with its red clinker mosaique façade and lanterns by the Estonian sculptor Jaan Koort, it is the most prominent building surrounding Freedom Square, and the most beautiful example of expressionist art deco in Tallinn. Red clinker mosaique was soon copied on another of Natus' well-known building on the corner of Pärnu and Roosikrantsi street, only a few hundred meters from the City Hall. This building was inspirated by Johann Friedrich Höger's Chilehaus in Hamburg. Natus has also created several functionalistic apartment buildings and private dwellings. Asheville City Hall. ... Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. ...

In 1920's Natus (together with Ernst Gustav Kühnert) drew the general plans for garden cities Merivälja and Nõmme, both just outside Tallinn (Nõmme was added to Tallinn in 1940). Sometimes referred to as the Roaring Twenties. Events and trends Technology John Logie Baird invents the first working television system. ...

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Tallinn City Hall, from 1932.	The main entrance of the City Hall.	One of the two lantern holders by the sculptor Jaan Koort.	Roosikrantsi 23/Pärnu 23, built in 1935.
Apartment houses on Kaarli avenue, built in 1933.