József Finta (12 June 1935 – 7 January 2024) was a Hungarian architect who designed the

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. He was the winner of the

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, the Miklós Ybl Prize, the Imre Steindl Prize, and the Prima Primissima Award. Finta was born in

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on 12 June 1935, and died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 88.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Finta, Jozsef 1935 births 2024 deaths Hungarian architects Romanian architects Romanian people of Hungarian descent People from Cluj-Napoca