Klaus Kada
Klaus Kada (born December 20, 1940 in Leibnitz ) is an Austrian architect .
Life
From 1955 to 1961 Klaus Kada attended the technical college in Graz . The subsequent study of architecture at the TU Graz completed Kada 1971 with the diploma. After working in various architecture offices in Graz and Düsseldorf from 1971 onwards, Kada founded an architecture office in Leibnitz in 1976. A branch in Graz followed in 1988. Together with Gerhard Wittfeld, he founded the architecture office Kadawittfeldarchitektur in Aachen in 1999 .
In 1992 Kada became President of Europan Austria. From 1995 to 2006 he was a university professor at the Faculty of Architecture (designing buildings and building theory) at RWTH Aachen University . The Association of German Architects awarded Kada honorary membership in 1996. He was visiting professor at the University of the Arts Bremen and the Technical University of Munich .
Works
- Business and cultural center Thalia, Graz
- WIST student residence, Graz (1988–1991)
with kadawittfeld architecture:
- European Academy Bolzano (1995, 1998-2001)
- Festspielhaus St. Pölten (1995–1997)
- Institute for Plant Physiology, Graz (1996–1998)
- LKH Hartberg (1996–1999)
- Lagermax truck terminal (1997–1999)
- Reconstruction of Salzburg main station (1999/2000, execution until 2014)
- Reconstruction of Klagenfurt main station (2000)
- Crematorium Linz (new building around the year 2000)
- St. Nikolaus Retirement Home (2001)
- Pappas car dealership , Salzburg (2001-2006)
- City Hall Graz (2002)
- Kindergarten Thalgau (2002)
- Retirement home Thalgau (2002)
- Special Education Center Hallein (2005)
- University of Applied Sciences and Campus Urstein (2005)
- Altenmarkt retirement home in Pongau (2005–2007)
- School center secondary school + BORG Mittersill (2006)
- Kuchl elementary school extension (2007)
- Museum building of the Celtic World on Glauberg (2008)
Awards and honors
- 1997 honorary membership in the Association of German Architects BDA
- 2002 Architecture Prize of the State of Salzburg for the St. Nikolas Altenhaus
- 2006 Architecture Prize of the State of Salzburg for the Special Education Center in Hallein
literature
- Klaus Kada: Klaus Kada . German-English, with an essay by Otto Kapfinger, Springer, Vienna 2000, ISBN 978-3-211-83070-3 .
Web links
- Official website of the office of Prof. Kada - Graz
- Official website of the Kada + Wittfeld office (requires Flash)
- Literature by and about Klaus Kada in the catalog of the German National Library
- Klaus Kada. In: arch INFORM .
- Klaus Kada , kadawittfeldarchitektur , entries in nextroom.at
- Pictures of some buildings ( Memento from September 9, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Conversation with Klaus Kada as part of the architectural radio series a Palaver broadcast on October 5, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ Inauguration of the Farewell Hall, baunetz.de
- ^ Book review , buecher.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kada, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leibnitz |