Samu Pecz (born as ''Petz'',

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, 1 March 1854 –

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, 1 September 1922) was a Hungarian architect and academic.

Career

Pecz studied at a number of universities both at home and abroad in

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, later at the

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under the Danish architect

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, the builder of the

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, and

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buildings in Vienna. After returning to

he worked with

Frigyes Schulek Frigyes Schulek (19 November 1841 – 5 September 1919) was a Hungarian architect,

on the

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and later in the offices of Alajos Hauszmann. At this time he familiarised himself with

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, particularly in church design. Later, Pecz worked in the technical university under Schulek and Imre Steindl and became a lecturer is 1887. He was 34 years old when he became the dean of the building faculty which he continued to be until his death. He designed numerous buildings in the historicist tradition, often employing

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tiles to rich effect.

Main works

Country *Dévaványa: Reformed Church *Debrecen: Reformed Church on Kossuth Street *Nagyvárad (now Oradea, Romania): Lutheran church *Kolozsvár (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania): Széki Palace Budapest *District V: Unitarian Church and apartments on Nagy Ignác Street *District IX: Great Market Hall on Fővám Square *District I: National Archives building in Buda Castle *District I: Reformed Church on Szilágyi Dezső Square *District VII: Fasori Lutheran Church and Fasori Gimnázium *District XI: Technical University Library on Budafoki Street *District VIII: "Gólyavár" on Múzeum blvd. *District IX: Tenement house on Nagyvárad Square

Writings

(in Hungarian) * Introduction to Greek stonework (A görög kőszerkezetek ismertetése) (Budapest, 1886) * On the development of ancient Christian architecture (Az ókeresztény templom-építészet fejlődése (Budapest, 1886) * On the building of Protestant churches (A protestáns templomok építéséről) (Budapest, 1888) {{DEFAULTSORT:Pecz, Samu Hungarian architects People from Pest, Hungary 1854 births 1922 deaths Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Danube-Swabian people