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Imre Makovecz

マコヴェチ・イムレ

Makovecz Imre

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1935-11-20 (Budapest)
Died
2011-09-27 (Budapest) age 75
Nationality
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian
Religion
Roman Catholic
Residence History
Budapest

Career

Occupations
Architect
Active Years
1958-2011
Affiliations
Hungarian Academy of Arts
Influenced By
Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolf Steiner

Education

Technical University of Budapest
Architecture
Country: Hungary

Awards

Ybl Prize
Result: 受賞
Kossuth Prize
Result: 受賞
Steindl Imre Prize
Result: 受賞
Prima Primissima Award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Cultural Center, Sárospatak

1982 Architecture

Cultural center in Sárospatak completed in 1982.

Organic architecture

Kakasd Community Center

1996 Architecture

Community center in Kakasd.

Organic architecture

Hungarian Pavilion at Seville Expo '92

1992 Architecture

Hungarian pavilion at the Seville Expo '92.

Organic architecture

Bibliography

  • Restaurant, Berhida (1964)
  • Shark Restaurant, Velence (1965)
  • Fisherman's Inn, Szekszárd (1965)
  • Cottages, Balatonszepezd (1965)
  • Inn, Tatabánya (1966)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Organic architectureHarmony with natureHungarian vernacular influences
Recurring Motifs
Hungarian national archetypesWooden elementsOrganic forms

Legacy

One of the most prominent proponents of organic architecture in Hungary, critiquing communism and later globalization.

Trivia

  • A devout Roman Catholic.