List of Hungarian architects
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Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
architects.
- Ignác AlpárIgnác AlpárIgnác Alpár was a Hungarian architect.- Career :Alpár began his career as a stonemason, then worked under architect Alajos Hauszmann. After completing formal studies in Berlin, he returned to Budapest to work under Imre Steindl and Hauszmann again...
(1855-1928) - Aladár ÁrkayAladar ArkayAladár Árkay was a Hungarian architect, craftsman, and painter.-Career:Árkay gained his degree at the Budapest Technical University where he studied under Ede Balló. Initially he worked in the firm of Fellner and Hellmer, then with Alajos Hauszmann in the works on Buda Castle...
(1868-1932) - Ferenc BánFerenc BanFerenc Bán is a Hungarian architect, one of the foremost in the progressive design movement, emblematic figure of eastern Hungarian building. He was born in Tokaj, Hungary...
(b.1940) - Lipót BaumhornLipót BaumhornLipót Baumhorn was a Hungarian architect.- Career :Baumhorn studied in Vienna under Freiherr von Ferstel, who was the designer of the Votive Church there. He set up a practice after further study under Ödön Lechner. His style ranged from historicism to those inspired by the rising nationalism of...
(1860-1932) - István BeöthyIstván BeöthyIstván Beöthy was a Hungarian sculptor and architect who mainly lived and worked in France.-Biography:After the First World War, in which he served, Beöthy began to study architecture in Budapest. There he was in contact with the avant-garde poet and painter Lajos Kassák, who familiarized him...
- Marcel BreuerMarcel BreuerMarcel Lajos Breuer , was a Hungarian-born modernist, architect and furniture designer of Jewish descent. One of the masters of Modernism, Breuer displayed interest in modular construction and simple forms.- Life and work :Known to his friends and associates as Lajkó, Breuer studied and taught at...
(1902-1981) - Tibor Fecskés
- János Feketeházy
- Frigyes FeszlFrigyes FeszlFrigyes Feszl was an architect and a significant figure in the Hungarian romantic movement.-Life:Born into a family of German origin, Feszl's father was a master wood carver...
- László FöldesLászló FöldesLászló Földes is a Hungarian architect.He studied architecture at the Technical University of Budapest, where he received his degree in 1985. After that he held a scholarship at the Helsinki University of Technology. One year later, in 1989 he returned to Finland to work in the Kari Järvinen-Timo...
- Ernő GoldfingerErno GoldfingerErnő Goldfinger was a Hungarian-born Jewish architect and designer of furniture, and a key member of the architectural Modern Movement after he had moved to the United Kingdom.-Biography:Goldfinger was born in Budapest...
- Balázs Erdélyi
- Denes GyorgyiDénes GyörgyiDénes Györgyi was a Hungarian architect, a member of the Györgyi-Giergl artistic family.-Family background:Gyorgyi was born in Budapest into a well known clan of artists which stretched back generations...
- Alfréd HajósAlfréd HajósAlfréd Hajós was a Hungarian swimmer and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary.-Biography:...
- Alajos HauszmannAlajos HauszmannHauszmann Alajos was an Austro-Hungarian architect, professor, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.-Life:...
- Fülöp Herzog
- József HildJózsef HildJózsef Hild was a Hungarian architect. One of the major exponents of neoclassical architecture of the time, he played an important part in the remodelling of Pest during the so-called reform era .- Life and career :...
(1789-1867) - Dezsö Jakab
- Marcell Komor
- Károly KósKároly KósKároly Kós was a Hungarian architect, writer, illustrator, ethnologist and politician of Austria-Hungary and Romania.- Biography :...
- Oskar KaufmannOskar KaufmannOskar Kaufmann was an Hungarian-Jewish architect...
- Flóris KorbFlóris KorbFlóris Korb Hungarian architect.-Career:After finishing his studies in Berlin, he returned to Budapest to work under Alajos Hauszmann for fourteen years, during which time he took part in designing the New York Palace.In 1893 he entered into a partnership with Kalman Giergl which resulted in many...
- Béla LajtaBéla LajtaBéla Lajta was a prominent Hungarian architect.-Career:...
(1873-1920) - Adolf LangAdolf LangAdolf Láng was a Hungarian architect, one of the main representatives of the historicist style during the late 1900s.-Career:...
- Paul LászlóPaul LászlóPaul László or Paul Laszlo was a Hungarian-born modern architect and interior designer whose work spanned eight decades and many countries...
- Dezső LauberDezso LauberDezső Lauber was a Hungarian all-round sportsman and architect.He was born in Pécs and died in Budapest....
- Ödön LechnerÖdön LechnerÖdön Lechner was a Hungarian architect, nicknamed the "Hungarian Gaudí".Lechner was one of the early representatives of the Hungarian Secession movement, called szecesszió in Hungarian, which was related to Art Nouveau and Jugendstil in the rest of Europe...
(1845-1914) - Kálmán Lux
- Imre MakoveczImre MakoveczImre Makovecz , was a Hungarian architect active in Europe from the late 1950s onward.Makovecz was born and died in Budapest. He attended the Technical University of Budapest. He was founder and "eternal and executive president" of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.Makovecz was one of the most...
(1935–2011) - Géza Márkus
- András Mayerhoffer
- Valér Mende
- Huba Nagy
- Gyula PártosGyula PártosGyula Pártos was a Hungarian architect. Together with Ödön Lechner he designed a number of buildings in the typical Secession style of the turn of the century Hungary.-Career:...
- Samu PeczSamu PeczSamu Pecz was a Hungarian architect and academic.-Career:Pecz studied at a number of universities both at home and abroad in Stuttgart...
- Mihály Pollack
- Ferenc ReitterFerenc ReitterFerenc Reitter was a Hungarian architect and engineer who is credited with constructing several landmarks in Budapest.-Career:...
- Gyula RimanóczyGyula RimanóczyGyula Rimanóczy architect, one of the important figures of the inter-war year avant garde period.-Prizes:1953- received Ybl prize for his life work....
- Gyula RochlitzGyula RochlitzGyula Rochlitz was a Hungarian architect.Born in Nagyrőce, Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1825, Rochlitz completed his studies at Vienna University of Technology before commencing work at the Hungarian Railways where he became chief architect of the Budapest Railway Directorate in the late 19th century...
- Ernő RubikErno RubikErnő Rubik is a Hungarian inventor, architect and professor of architecture. He is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles including Rubik's Cube , Rubik's Magic, Rubik's Magic: Master Edition, Rubik's Snake and Rubik's 360....
- Albert SchickedanzAlbert SchickedanzAlbert Schickedanz was an Austro-Hungarian architect and painter in the Eclectic style....
- Frigyes SchulekFrigyes SchulekFrigyes Schulek was a Hungarian architect, a professor at József Technical University and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences .-Education:...
(1841-1919) - Imre SteindlImre SteindlImre Steindl was a Hungarian architect.- Biography :He graduated at the Technical University of Budapest and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He was a teacher of the Budapest Technical University from 1869...
(1839-1902) - Roland WankRoland WankRoland A. Wank was a Hungarian modernist architect, best known for his work for the Tennessee Valley Authority in the United States.Wank was educated at the Royal Joseph Technical University in Budapest...
- Miklós YblMiklós YblMiklós Ybl was one of Europe's leading architects in the mid to late nineteenth century as well as Hungary's most influential architect during his career...
(1814–1891)