Klaar, Adalbert#
Klaar, Adalbert, b. Vienna, Aug. 27, 1900, d. Klosterneuburg (Lower Austria), May 23, 1981, architect, studied house forms and types of settlement. 1946-1965 worked for the Federal Office for the Preservation of Monuments, from 1946 Professor at the University of Vienna, 1975 retirement from the academic chair. A pioneer in the study of historic settlement patterns and the determination of the age of historic buildings. Drew up maps on the age and state of repair of the buildings of 195 Austrian towns and large villages Building Phase Plans.
Works#
Die Siedlungs- und Hausformen des Wienerwalds, 1936; Die Siedlungs- und Hausformen des Waldviertels, 1938; Siedlungsformen von Sbg., 1939.Literature#
H. Feigl, In memoriam A. K., in: Unsere Heimat 52, 1981.