Stanko Kliska began his studies in Vienna but transferred in 1920 to the newly founded technical college in Zagreb, where he studied until 1923. He became one of the earliest representatives of modernism in Zagreb and operated his own architectural office from 1929 to 1941. Alongside residential buildings, he designed hospitals in smaller towns across the region.
The Second World War reached Yugoslavia in 1941. Evidence suggests that he may have been of Serbian origin—his birthplace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, his commission for the Serbian Orthodox Church in Zagreb, and the closure of his office in 1941 all point in this direction. It is possible that he faced difficulties under the fascist Croatian state, which may explain why he ceased his professional activities at that time.
After the war, he settled in Belgrade, where he continued his career and designed numerous hospitals throughout Yugoslavia.
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Buildings
Zagreb, Croatia
Foundation Block