Imre Makovecz (November 20, 1935 – September 27, 2011) was a Hungarian architectEdwin 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 Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population o ...

. He attended the

Technical University of Budapest Technical may refer to: * Technical (vehicle), an improvised fighting vehicle * Technical analysis, a discipline for forecasting the future direction of prices through the study of past market data * Technical drawing, showing how something is ...

. He was founder and "eternal and executive president" of the

Hungarian Academy of Arts Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assi ...

. He was an award-winning architect, having won Ybl Prize,

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 ...

, Steindl Imre Prize and Prima Primissima Award among many others. Makovecz was one of the most prominent proponents of

organic architecture Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world. This is achieved through design approaches that aim to be sympathetic and well-integrated with a site, so buildings, furn ...

. As such, his buildings attempt to work with the natural surroundings rather than triumph over them.

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and

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are both strong influences, as is traditional Hungarian art. 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: T.e Wings of the Soul'', by

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, was published in 1997. More recently, his work has been examined in the broader context of Hungarian culture to which also belongs organic cinema.

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''Organic Cinema: Film, Architecture, and the Work of Béla Tarr''. New York: Berghahn, 2017, Makovecz was a devout

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Makovecz's key works

* Cultural Center, Sárospatak (completed in 1982) * Sports Hall,

Visegrád Visegrád (; german: Plintenburg; la, Pone Navata or ; sk, Vyšehrad) is a castle town in Pest County, Hungary. It is north of Budapest on the right bank of the Danube in the Danube Bend. It had a population of 1,864 in 2010. The town is the ...

(1985) * Town Hall and Commercial Center of

Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda (; hu, Dunaszerdahely; german: Niedermarkt; he, דונהסרדהיי) is a town located in southern Slovakia ( Trnavský kraj). Dunajská Streda is the most culturally significant town in the Žitný ostrov area. The town has a p ...

* Community Center, Kakasd (1996) * His group designed the buildings of the

Piliscsaba Piliscsaba is a town in Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary, located in northwestern Pest County, near the border of Komárom-Esztergom in a valley between the Buda and Pilis hills. It is accessible by Highway 10 and lies on the Budapest-Eszterg ...

campus of Pázmány Péter Catholic University. * Hungarian pavilion at the

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* House, Recsk

Other important works

Stephaneum, Pázmány Péter Catholic University

* Restaurant, Berhida (1964) * Shark Restaurant,

Velence Velence is a town in the county of Fejér, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Velence. Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city of Venice, though they are suffixed differently: "in Velence" is ''Velencén'', while ''Velencében'' ...

(1965) * Fisherman's Inn, Szekszárd (1965) * Cottages, Balatonszepezd (1965) * Inn,

Tatabánya Tatabánya (; german: Totiserkolonie; sk, Banská Stará) is a city with county rights of 64,305 inhabitants in northwestern Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County. Location The city is lo ...

(1966) * Restaurant, Gyulavár (1969) * Cultural Centre, Sárospatak (1972) * Restaurant,

Szentendre Szentendre () is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis- Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum), galleries, and artists. Due to its ...

(1973) * Funeral Chapel,

Farkasréti Cemetery Farkasréti Cemetery or Farkasrét Cemetery ( hu, Farkasréti temető) is one of the most famous cemeteries in Budapest. It opened in 1894 and is noted for its extensive views of the city (several people wanted it more to be a resort area than a c ...

(1975) * Tourist Lodges,

(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 Paks is a small town in Tolna county, in the south of Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube River, 100 km south of Budapest. Paks as a former agricultural settlement is now the home of the only Hungarian nuclear power plant, which provi ...

(1987) *

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, Sárospatak (1988) * Ecological Centre, Überlingen, Germany (1989) * Hungarian Pavilion, Universal Exposition Sevilla 1992,

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, Spain (1992)https://sevillapedia.wikanda.es/wiki/Pabell%C3%B3n_de_Hungr%C3%ADa_(1992) * Theatre and Hungarian Community Center,

Lendava Lendava (; formerly ''Dolnja Lendava'', in older sources also ''Dolenja Lendava''; hu, Lendva, formerly ''Alsólendva''; german: Lindau, formerly ''Unter-Limbach'') is a town in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is the seat of the Municip ...

, Slovenia (1991–2004) * Stephaneum,

(1995) * Church, Százhalombatta (1995) * OnionHouse Theatre,

Makó Makó (, german: Makowa, yi, מאַקאָווע Makowe, ro, Macău or , sk, Makov) is a town in Csongrád County, in southeastern Hungary, from the Romanian border. It lies on the Maros River. Makó is home to 23,272 people and it has an area ...

(1995) * Funeral Chapel,

Sfântu Gheorghe Sfântu Gheorghe (; hu, Sepsiszentgyörgy or ''Szentgyörgy'' ; yi, סנט דזשארדזש; English lit.: ''Saint George'') is the capital city of Covasna County, Romania. Located in the central part of the country and in the historical regio ...

Romania (1996) * Swimming Pool,

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque bui ...

(2000) * Roman Catholic Church,

Miercurea Ciuc Miercurea Ciuc (; hu, Csíkszereda, ; german: Szeklerburg) is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, a mainly Hungarian-speaking ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt Ri ...

Romania (2001) * Reformed church on Donath street,

Cluj ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Status , subdivision_name2 = County seat , settlement_type = City , ...

Romania (2008) * His group also oversaw th
Eco-Shelter
on the Trust for Urban Ecology site in

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Park,

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, London, 1992. In association with the Prince's Trust * Pancho Arena, Felcsút (2014)

Gallery

File:Vigadó Szigetvár.jpg, Cultural Centre, Szigetvár (1985) File:Sevilla Expo 92-Pabellón de Hungría-1992 05 05.jpg, Hungarian Pavilion, Universal Exposition Sevilla 1992, Spain File:Eger uszoda Makovecz.jpg, Swimming Pool, Eger (2000) File:Hagymaház.JPG, OnionHouse Theatre, Makó (1995) File:Piliscsaba Stephaneum déli oldal.JPG, Stephaneum, Piliscsaba (1995) File:Makó Bus Station 2010 November 01.JPG, Bus terminal, Makó (2010) File:Stephaneum.jpg, Stephaneum

References

External links

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Gallery from Danish architecture site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Makovecz, Imre 1935 births 2011 deaths Architects from Budapest Ecclesiastical architects Hungarian Roman Catholics Organic architecture 20th-century Hungarian architects 21st-century Hungarian architects Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery