Imre Makovecz

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Imre Makovecz
Imre Makovecz in 2006
Born	(1935-11-20)November 20, 1935 Budapest
Died	September 27, 2011(2011-09-27) (aged 75) Budapest
Nationality	Hungarian
Alma mater	Technical University of Budapest

Makovecz Imre in 2011

Imre Makovecz (November 20, 1935 – September 27, 2011) was a Hungarian architect^[1] active in Europe from the late 1950s onward.

Makovecz was born and died in Budapest. He attended the Technical University of Budapest. He was founder and "eternal and executive president" of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.

Makovecz was one of the most prominent proponents of organic architecture. As such, his buildings attempt to work with the natural surroundings rather than triumph over them. Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolf Steiner are both strong influences, as is traditional Hungarian art.^[1]

His work began as a critique of communist ideology and the brutal uniformity of system building but, after the fall of the Communist regime in 1989, it became a comment on the nature of globalisation and corporate culture. In its attempts to refer to and build on Hungarian national archetypes Makovecz was continuing the work and ideas of the architects of Hungarian Art Nouveau and National Romanticism. The first English language monograph on his work, Imre Makovecz: The Wings of the Soul, by Edwin Heathcote, was published in 1997.

Makovecz's key works

Kakasd Community Center (1996)

Cultural Center, Sárospatak (completed in 1982)
Sports Hall, Visegrád (1985)
Town Hall and Commercial Center of Dunajská Streda
Community Center, Kakasd (1996)
His group designed the buildings of the Piliscsaba campus of Pázmány Péter Catholic University.
Hungarian pavilion at the Seville Expo '92 in Seville, Spain.
House, Recsk

Other important works

Roman Catholic church, Paks (1987-91)

Restaurant, Berhida (1964);
Shark Restaurant, Velence (1965);
Fisherman's Inn, Szekszárd (1965);
Cottages, Balatonszepezd (1965);
Inn, Tatabánya (1966);
Restaurant, Gyulavár (1969);
Cultural Centre, Sárospatak, (1972);
Restaurant, Szentendre, (1973);
Funeral Chapel, Farkasréti Cemetery, (1975);
Tourist Lodges, Visegrád (1977);
Camping Complex and Recreation Centre, Visegrád, Mogyoró Hill, (1978);
Ski-lift House, Dobogókő (1979);
Farm and Restaurant, Visegrád 1980);
Cultural Centre, Jászapáti (1983);
Community Centre, Bak (1985);
Cultural Centre, Szigetvár (1985);
Church, Siófok, (1986);
Holy Spirit Church, Paks (1987);
Secondary School, Sárospatak, (1988);
Ecological Centre, Überlingen, Germany, (1989);
Theatre and Hungarian Community Center, Lendava, Slovenia (1991–2004);
Swimming Pool, Eger, (1993);
Stephaneum, Piliscsaba, (1995);
Church, Százhalombatta, (1995);
OnionHouse Theatre, Makó, (1995);
Funeral Chapel, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania (1996);
Roman Catholic Church, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania (2001);
Reformed church on Donath street, Cluj, Romania (2008).
His group also oversaw the Eco-Shelter on the Trust for Urban Ecology site in Stave Hill Park, Rotherhithe, London, 1992. In association with the Prince's Trust

Gallery

Cultural Centre, Szigetvár, (1985)
Swimming Pool, Eger, (1993)
OnionHouse Theatre, Makó (1995)
Stephaneum, Piliscsaba, (1995)
Bus terminal, Makó (2010)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Edwin Heathcote: "Imre Makovecz (1935 – 2011)" in BD online, 28 September 2011

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Persondata
Name	Makovecz, Imre
Alternative names
Short description	Hungarian architect
Date of birth	November 20, 1935
Place of birth	Budapest
Date of death	September 27, 2011
Place of death	Budapest

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