Kada, Klaus#

b. Leibnitz (Styria), Dec. 20, 1940, architect. Studied at the Graz University of Technology from 1961-1971, opened his own office in Leibnitz in 1976 and another in Graz in 1988; since 1995 professor at the Technische Hochschule in Aachen. His work is characterised by formal austerity, emphasis on structure and transparency, and the liberal use of glass surfaces and steel constructions.

Projects: department store Kada, Leibnitz 1972-1973; Sparkasse bank in Bad Radkersburg, 1977-1980 (with G. Lauffer); residential complex Mitterling, Bad Radkersburg 1978-1982; surveyor's office Leibnitz, 1988; glass museum, Baernbach, 1988; students' residence WIST, Graz 1989; research and development centre Leykam, Grathorn 1990 (all in Styria); Festspielhaus St.Poelten, 1992-1997. - private homes, communal housing complexes.

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