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'''Imre Makovecz''' (November 20, 1935 – September 27, 2011) was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] architect<ref name="BD">[http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/imre-makovecz-%281935-%E2%80%93-2011%29/5025237.article Edwin Heathcote: "Imre Makovecz (1935 – 2011)" in BD online, 28 September 2011]</ref> active in Europe from the late 1950s onward.
'''Imre Makovecz''' (November 20, 1935 – September 27, 2011) was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] architect<ref name="BD">[http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/imre-makovecz-%281935-%E2%80%93-2011%29/5025237.article Edwin Heathcote: "Imre Makovecz (1935 – 2011)" in BD online, 28 September 2011]</ref> 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 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]] <ref>https://www.mma.hu/en/web/en/history</ref>. He is an award-winning architect, having won Ybl Prize <ref>https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kateg%C3%B3ria:Ybl_Mikl%C3%B3s-d%C3%ADjasok</ref>, [[Kossuth Prize]], Steindl Imre Prize and Prima Primissima Award.


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.<ref name="BD"/>
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.<ref name="BD"/>

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The native form of this personal name is Makovecz Imre. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Imre Makovecz
Born(1935-11-20)November 20, 1935
Budapest, Hungary
DiedSeptember 27, 2011(2011-09-27) (aged 75)
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Alma materTechnical University of Budapest
OccupationArchitect
SpouseMarianne Szabó
Children3
Imre Makovecz 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 [2]. He is an award-winning architect, having won Ybl Prize [3], Kossuth Prize, Steindl Imre Prize and Prima Primissima Award.

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 was a devout Roman Catholic.[4]

Makovecz's key works

Kakasd Community Center (1996)

Other important works

Roman Catholic church, Paks (1987-91)
Stephaneum, Pázmány Péter Catholic University
  • Cultural Centre, Szigetvár (1985)
    Cultural Centre, Szigetvár (1985)
  • Hungarian Pavilion, Universal Exposition Sevilla 1992, Spain
    Hungarian Pavilion, Universal Exposition Sevilla 1992, Spain
  • Swimming Pool, Eger (2000)
    Swimming Pool, Eger (2000)
  • OnionHouse Theatre, Makó (1995)
    OnionHouse Theatre, Makó (1995)
  • Stephaneum, Piliscsaba (1995)
    Stephaneum, Piliscsaba (1995)
  • Bus terminal, Makó (2010)
    Bus terminal, Makó (2010)
  • Stephaneum
    Stephaneum

References

  1. ^ a b Edwin Heathcote: "Imre Makovecz (1935 – 2011)" in BD online, 28 September 2011
  2. ^ https://www.mma.hu/en/web/en/history
  3. ^ https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kateg%C3%B3ria:Ybl_Mikl%C3%B3s-d%C3%ADjasok
  4. ^ Glancey, Jonathan (29 September 2011). "Imre Makovecz obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2014. Deeply religious and a lifelong Catholic, Makovecz believed in angels. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  5. ^ https://sevillapedia.wikanda.es/wiki/Pabell%C3%B3n_de_Hungr%C3%ADa_(1992)
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