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Augusts Malvess -LRB- 2 November 1878 , Gulbene -- 9 May 1951 , Riga -RRB- was a Latvian architect .. Gulbene. Gulbene. Riga. Riga. Augusts Malvess was born in Gulbene in northeastern Latvia and studied architecture at Riga Polytechnic Institute , today Riga Technical University .. Gulbene. Gulbene. Riga. Riga. Riga Polytechnic Institute. Riga Technical University. He graduated in 1906 .. The following two years he worked in the firm of Konstantins Peksens , and worked independently from 1909 .. Konstantins Peksens. Konstantins Peksens. He was a lecturer at the University of Latvia from 1919 to 1950 .. University of Latvia. University of Latvia. He was promoted to extraordinary professor there in 1939 and in 1944 he was promoted to full professor .. As an architect he designed about twenty residential buildings in Riga -LRB- several in Art Nouveau style -RRB- in addition to public and civic buildings , as well as buildings in Dzerbene , Cesis , Sigulda and Smiltene .. Riga. Riga. Art Nouveau. Art Nouveau. Dzerbene. Dzerbene parish. Cesis. Cesis. Sigulda. Sigulda. Smiltene. Smiltene. In addition , he also published a number of scientific articles on the subject of architecture .