Balthazar Korab
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Balthazar Korab (1926 - ) is a photographer based in Detroit, Michigan who specializes in architectural, art and landscape photography. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, and migrated to France after fleeing from Hungary's communist government in 1949. At the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France, he completed a diploma of architecture in 1954. For a time, he was a journeyman under the direction of leading European architects, including Le Corbusier.
In 1955, Korab arrived in the United States, and Eero Saarinen employed him to photograph the architectural design process. The architectural community in Detroit has embraced Korab's career, and many firms have retained him to document their building and private home projects, notably Kessler - Francis - Cardoza. In 1994, American President Bill Clinton presented a portfolio of Balthazar Korab's photography to Árpád Göncz, the president of Hungary.
[edit] Architectural Photography
- Federal Savings Bank, Mount Clemens, Michigan
- Kessler Residence
- Grand Valley State College Field House
- State University of New York Lecture Hall
- Beckwith Residence
- Bundy Corporation Headquarters
- W. Hawkins Ferry Residence
- Harvard School of Public Health
- Detroit Science Center
- Industrial Technology Institute
- Detroit Institute of Arts
- Battle Creek Intermodal Facility
- Gershenson Residence
- College for Creative Studies
- Detroit Receiving Hospital
- Coleman A. Young Recreational Center
- Lurie Biomedical Engineering Center- University of Michigan
[edit] Honors and Career Highlights
- Design Editor – Metropolitan Detroit | 1984-1986
- Invited by Frank Lloyd Wright to join Taliesin | 1958
- Sydney Opera House Competition – Fourth Prize | 1957
- Governor’s Committee on Art in Public Places – Michigan | 1977-1982
- Cranbrook Educational Community, President’s Design Advisory Committee | 1998
- Michigan Society of Landscape Architects – Honorary Member | 1989
- Arts Foundation of Michigan | 1986
- American Institute of Architects Detroit Chapter – Honorary Member | 1985
- Michigan Society of Architects – Honorary Member | 1975
- American Institute of Architects Medal for Architectural Photography | 1964
