Barnabáš Kissling
*11. 1. 1925 – Marcelová, Slovakia
†1. 5. 1994 – Bratislava, Slovakia
Biography
Barnabáš Kissling was a Slovak architect. His most famous architectural work is the building of the Slovak Radio. He studied at the József Nádor Technical University and at the University of Applied Arts and Technology in Budapest, completing his studies in 1952 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava. Later, he worked at Spojprojekt in Bratislava, where he focused on the design of postal and telecommunications buildings. His projects were realized throughout Slovakia and in Moravia. From 1966, he worked at the State Research, Design, and Standardization Institute (ŠPTÚ) in Bratislava, where, together with Štefan Ďurkovič and Štefan Svetko, he created his most significant project – the building of Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava (now Slovak Radio, part of RTVS, 1968–1984).
Most Significant Works
Residential complex on Miletičová and Záhradnícka streets in Bratislava, 1956
Building of the regional studio of Czechoslovak Radio, now Radio Regina studio, 1959
Building of the telephone exchange administration in Banská Bystrica, 1960
Main building of telecommunications in Žilina, 1960
Buildings of telecommunications and post offices in Uherské Hradiště (1961), Nové Zámky (1963), and Fiľakovo (1965)
Building of the amplification station in Ahoj, Bratislava, 1964
Residential building on Gajova Street in Bratislava, 1968
Barnabáš Kissling was a Slovak architect. His most famous architectural work is the building of the Slovak Radio. He studied at the József Nádor Technical University and at the University of Applied Arts and Technology in Budapest, completing his studies in 1952 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava. Later, he worked at Spojprojekt in Bratislava, where he focused on the design of postal and telecommunications buildings. His projects were realized throughout Slovakia and in Moravia. From 1966, he worked at the State Research, Design, and Standardization Institute (ŠPTÚ) in Bratislava, where, together with Štefan Ďurkovič and Štefan Svetko, he created his most significant project – the building of Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava (now Slovak Radio, part of RTVS, 1968–1984).
Most Significant Works
Residential complex on Miletičová and Záhradnícka streets in Bratislava, 1956
Building of the regional studio of Czechoslovak Radio, now Radio Regina studio, 1959
Building of the telephone exchange administration in Banská Bystrica, 1960
Main building of telecommunications in Žilina, 1960
Buildings of telecommunications and post offices in Uherské Hradiště (1961), Nové Zámky (1963), and Fiľakovo (1965)
Building of the amplification station in Ahoj, Bratislava, 1964
Residential building on Gajova Street in Bratislava, 1968
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