Algirdas Kaušpedas
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Algirdas Kaušpėdas is Lithuanian rock musician, the leader of Lithuanian rock group Antis
, architect and one of the Sąjūdis
iniciators.
1960-1971 Algirdas Kaušpėdas studied at Vilnius 23rd secondary school, 1968-1971 studied at Vilnius children art school. 1976 – finished his studies at VISI Architecture faculty.
1976-1984 worked as an architect in the institute of Kaunas
city construction projecting, 1984-1990 was the main clerk of Kaunas
architects union. 1990-1992 was a director of LTV (Lithuanian national television).
From the year 1993 worked as a director in the company “Jungtinės pajėgos". Algirdas Kaušpėdas constructed dwelling-houses in Lithuania, Germany
, Denmark
, Norway
. Also created the salesystem of multiple dwelling-houses projecting. Algirdas Kaušpėdas released some catalogues of multiple dwelling-houses and established the company of real estate projects development “JP Haus”.
1988-1990 was an active member of Sąjūdis
, a member of initiative group and Sąjūdis
council. Algirdas Kaušpėdas also participated in Rolandas Paksas
president election company. In the year 2004 he supported the candidate Petras Auštrevičius in the election of president.
Has a wife Vilija Ulozaitė, who is also an architect. Two children from the first marriage: Monika (b. 1979), Algė (b. 1987).
groups (the most popular – “Antis
”). Algirdas Kaušpėdas is also song and text writer. The band released three records: “Antis” (1987 m.), “Anties dovanėlė”, “Ančių dainos” (2007). The group created a film “Kažkas atsitiko” (1987) and “Gyva antis” (2005). Algirdas Kaušpėdas performed with rock group "Antis
" in Lithuania, Russia
, Germany
, France
, USA and other countries.
Antis
Antis is a Lithuanian postmodernist rock band. The name is the Lithuanian word for "duck" and is also slang for a false mass media sensation.-Establishment:In 1986 in the last days of the Soviet Union, there was an alternative music explosion in Lithuania...
, architect and one of the Sąjūdis
Sajudis
Sąjūdis initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania, is the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on June 3, 1988 and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis...
iniciators.
Biography
Father Vytautas Kaušpėdas was also an architect, born in Paandrioniškis.1960-1971 Algirdas Kaušpėdas studied at Vilnius 23rd secondary school, 1968-1971 studied at Vilnius children art school. 1976 – finished his studies at VISI Architecture faculty.
1976-1984 worked as an architect in the institute of Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
city construction projecting, 1984-1990 was the main clerk of Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
architects union. 1990-1992 was a director of LTV (Lithuanian national television).
From the year 1993 worked as a director in the company “Jungtinės pajėgos". Algirdas Kaušpėdas constructed dwelling-houses in Lithuania, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Also created the salesystem of multiple dwelling-houses projecting. Algirdas Kaušpėdas released some catalogues of multiple dwelling-houses and established the company of real estate projects development “JP Haus”.
1988-1990 was an active member of Sąjūdis
Sajudis
Sąjūdis initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania, is the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on June 3, 1988 and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis...
, a member of initiative group and Sąjūdis
Sajudis
Sąjūdis initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania, is the political organization which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on June 3, 1988 and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis...
council. Algirdas Kaušpėdas also participated in Rolandas Paksas
Rolandas Paksas
Rolandas Paksas is a Lithuanian politician who was President of Lithuania from 2003 to 2004. He was previously Prime Minister of Lithuania in 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001, and he also served as Mayor of Vilnius from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001...
president election company. In the year 2004 he supported the candidate Petras Auštrevičius in the election of president.
Has a wife Vilija Ulozaitė, who is also an architect. Two children from the first marriage: Monika (b. 1979), Algė (b. 1987).
Music career
Was a co-founder of some rockRock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
groups (the most popular – “Antis
Antis
Antis is a Lithuanian postmodernist rock band. The name is the Lithuanian word for "duck" and is also slang for a false mass media sensation.-Establishment:In 1986 in the last days of the Soviet Union, there was an alternative music explosion in Lithuania...
”). Algirdas Kaušpėdas is also song and text writer. The band released three records: “Antis” (1987 m.), “Anties dovanėlė”, “Ančių dainos” (2007). The group created a film “Kažkas atsitiko” (1987) and “Gyva antis” (2005). Algirdas Kaušpėdas performed with rock group "Antis
Antis
Antis is a Lithuanian postmodernist rock band. The name is the Lithuanian word for "duck" and is also slang for a false mass media sensation.-Establishment:In 1986 in the last days of the Soviet Union, there was an alternative music explosion in Lithuania...
" in Lithuania, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, USA and other countries.