Imre Makovecz

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Imre Makovecz, 1989

Imre Makovecz (born November 20, 1935 in Budapest ; † September 27, 2011 there ) was a Hungarian architect .

Act

Alongside György Csete and the Pécs group , Makovecz represented Hungarian organic architecture . His buildings are influenced by Rudolf Steiner , Antoni Gaudí , Frank Lloyd Wright and by Ödön Lechner's Hungarian Art Nouveau . Makovecz became known for buildings of a strongly anthropomorphic character, such as the funeral hall of the Farkasrét cemetery in Budapest (1975), whose vaulted ribs appear to be modeled on a human costal arch, and the Sárospatak cultural center , whose floor plan signals “open arms”.

The Redoute (Vigadó) in Szigetvár (1985–1987) is one of Makovecz's main works. Makovecz's work received international attention especially in the 1970s and 1980s in connection with postmodernism ; after the fall of the Wall he was allowed to design the Hungarian pavilion for the world exhibition in Seville , whose reference to the church tower motif illustrates the architect's Christian-national attitude. In 1989 he was awarded honorary membership of the Association of German Architects BDA .

Works (selection)

  • Church in Makó
  • Sárospatak cultural center
  • Church in Siófok
  • The funeral hall of the Farkasrét Cemetery (Farkasréti temető) in Budapest , 1975
  • Redoute (Vigadó) in Szigetvár , 1985–1987
  • Roman Catholic Holy Spirit Church in Paks , 1989
  • Hungarian Pavilion at the World's Fair , 1992

gallery

literature

  • Dörte Kuhlman: Lively architecture . Universitätsverlage Weimar, Weimar 1998. ISBN 3-86068-094-3
  • Ulrike Stark (Red.): Architects - Imre Makovecz . Fraunhofer-IRB-Verl., Stuttgart 1995. ISBN 3-8167-3387-5 .
  • Robert Schediwy: City images - reflections on the change in architecture and urbanism . Vienna 2005 (especially p. 289 ff) ISBN 3-8258-7755-8 .
  • Anthony Tischhauser: Moving Form / The architect Imre Makovecz . Urachhaus, Stuttgart 2001. ISBN 3-8251-7349-6 .
  • Journal "Mensch + Architektur": Organic architecture in Hungary. No. 65/66, Berlin 2009. ISSN  1616-4024 .

Web links

Commons : Imre Makovecz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Makovecz, Imre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian architect
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 2011
Place of death Budapest