Kurt Klaudy
Kurt Klaudy (born April 12, 1905 in Vienna ; † December 3, 2009 ) was an Austrian architect and historian .
Life
Kurt Karl Maria Klaudy studied between 1924 and 1928 at the Technical University of Vienna , where Siegfried Theiss , Max Ferstel , Rudolf Salinger and Karl Mayreder were among his teachers. In addition, during his studies he completed an internship in Robert Oerley's office and worked briefly in Adolf Loos' office. He also studied art history between 1924 and 1929 with Josef Strzygowski at the University of Vienna . After receiving his doctorate in 1929 as Dr. phil. he opened his office in 1930 and worked between 1934 and 1945 in an office and work group with Georg Lippert . In 1936 he acquired the license to become a civil engineer , which was deferred between 1939 and 1951. After the Second World War, Klaudy worked in Bregenz from 1945 to 1954, where he was reaffirmed in 1952 as a civil engineer. After that, he returned to Vienna in 1954.
From 1932 Klaudy was a member of the Central Association of Architects in Austria and from 1936 a member of the Vienna Chamber of Engineers and Architects.
After his death, Klaudy was buried in the Hietzinger Friedhof (group 19, no. 40).
Klaudy as a historian
In the last years of his life, Klaudy dealt with historical topics in the field of city history, using not only historical sources and historical research results, but also archaeological finds and his personal experience as an architect and town planner.
Works
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- Apartment building, Vienna- Hernals , Braungasse 38
- Hubertus and Christophorus Church (1935–1936), with Georg Lippert
- Residential house, Vienna- Döbling , Heiligenstädter Strasse 161 (1935–1936), with Georg Lippert
- Dominican Monastery Vienna , new building of the Dominikanerhof (1936–1937)
- Waffenwerke Brno, Plant V Gurein , with Georg Lippert
Books
- To become the German city. Fragments of the history where sources are missing: Mainz, Worms, Goslar, Augsburg, Freiburg, Vienna. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main / Berlin / Bern / Brussels / New York / Oxford / Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-631-38379-7 .
- The becoming of Vienna and its Stephandom. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, 2004, ISBN 3-631-51577-4 .
Awards
- Badge on the occasion of the Brussels World Exhibition (1935)
- Order of Augustus of King Boris of Bulgaria (1938)
Web links
- Kurt Klaudy. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.
- Kurt Klaudy. In: arch INFORM .
credentials
- ^ "Brünner Zbrojovka" was part of the Reichswerke Hermann Göring at the time
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klaudy, Kurt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klaudy, Kurt Karl Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 3, 2009 |