Ferenc Bán (born 17 September 1940) is a Hungarian architect, one of the foremost in the progressive design movement, emblematic figure of eastern Hungarian building. He was born in

Tokaj Tokaj () is a historical town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 54 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. It is the centre of the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district where Tokaji wine is produced. History The wine-growing area wa ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

. His Tokaj home is an icon of building in the countryside.

Qualifications

* 1959–64

Budapest Technical University The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ( hu, Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem or in short ), official abbreviation BME, is the most significant university of technology in Hungary and is considered the world's oldes ...

Faculty of Architecture * 1973–75 Master class

Career highlights

* 1966–90: Nyírterv * 1990- "A" Studio Kft. (

Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in t ...

) * Hungarian Builder's chapter area president *

Pécs Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...

University of Sciences esteemed teacher * Master teacher at Master class

Works

* MITÁSZ headquarters, Nyíregyháza (1974–78) * Cultural House, Nyíregyháza (1979–81) * City Hall,

Mátészalka Mátészalka is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is on the Kraszna River, 52 kilometers from the city of Nyiregyhaza. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 17,01 ...

(1980–85) * Union headquarters, Nyíregyháza (1986–88) *

Theatre (1983–85) * Záhony baths(1987) * National Theatre architectural competition first prize(1998) * His holiday home in

(2000) Its geomorphic forms have been noted in various overseas publications. * Campus Hotel,

Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...

(2005) * Cultural centre,

Nyírbátor Nyírbátor () is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. With its historic atmosphere, this city is known for its 15th- and 16th-century ecclesiastic and secular architectural heritage and ...

(2006)

Prizes

* Pro Urbe prize (1984) * Ybl Miklós prize (1986) *

Kossuth Prize The Kossuth Prize ( hu, Kossuth-díj) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1948 (on occasion of the centenary of the March 15th revolution, the ...

(1994) * Pro Architectura prize (1997) * Hungarian Republic Medal (2003) * Molnár Farkas prize (2004) Prima Primissima prize(2004)

References

External links

Database of Hungarian Art Academy
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