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Imre Makovecz

Imre Makovecz

Born November 20 1935, Budapest
Died September 27 2011

Imre Makovecz was born in Budapest in 1935 and studied architecture at the Technical University between 1954 and 1959. During his studies he came across Hungarian translations of texts by Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolf Steiner which were a crucial influence on his future work. In 1964 he made his first "initiation" trip to Western Europe where he encountered Steiner's legacy. His architecture and philosophy were increasingly and intensely reflected in Makovecz's contemplations and architectural work. Makovecz formulated his personal theory of organic architecture and he found a synonym in Hungarian in the adjective "live". It was based on a close relationship between man and nature and on his spiritual overlaps which were to be incorporated into architecture, among other areas. Makovecz found the roots of such architecture in both mythological and Christian traditions, and mirroring the Steinerian concepts of Eurythmy and symmetry, he sought inspiration in folk art. The final expression of his buildings was defined by the use of natural materials and specific transformations of traditional architectonic morphology. The architect gradually completely dissociated himself from the legacy of modern architecture. This put him in the role of a post-modern architect, however, very distant from the idea usually assigned to it by West European and American theories of architecture.


architecture, design
Catalogues for solo exhibitions
Ekler, Dezső – Gerle, János. Makovecz Imre kiállítása, Vác: Madách Imre Művelődési Központ, Nádasdy vár, Sárvár és a Szegedi Művelődési Központ közös kiadványa: 1983.
Makovecz, Imre. Über organische Architektur, Ausstellungskatalog der FH München 1984.
Makovecz, Imre – Ekler, Deszö. Architekt Imre Makovecz. Katalog výstavy 1. 12. 1988-15. 1. 1989, Maďarské kulturní středisko v Praze, 1988, nestr.
Architecture of Imre Makovecz, New York, N.Y: Storefront Art and Architecture, 1989.
Boersma, Tjeerd. Imre Makovecz, Hongaars architect: een architectuur van de herinnering, Rotterdam: Nederlands Architectuurinstituut, 1989
Makovecz, Imre- Hadik, András. Makovecz Imre, kiállítása. Budapest-Rotterdam: Magyar Építészeti Múzeum - Nederlands Architectuurinstituut, 1989.
Makovecz, Imre. Exhibition Catalogue. Toronto 17. 10.-15. 1. 1991. Zalaegerszeg 1991.
Makovecz, Imre - Gerle, János. Exhibition of the works of Imre Makovecz, Toronto: University of Toronto, 1991
Jakab, Tibor- Makovecz, Imre. Ausstellung Imre Makovecz. Auswahl aus den Schriften von Imre Makovecz 1984-88, Vienne: Galerie der Stadtinitiative, Budapest: Egyetemi Nyomda, 1991.
Makovecz, Imre. The works of the architect Imre Makovecz, Hungary. Edinburgh: Matthew Architecture Gallery, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland- Károly Kós Foundation, 1992.
Eisenstein, Adèle - Kassarü, Katalin. Makovecz Imre : Rajzok = drawings, Budapest: Ernst Múzeum, 2004.

Group exhibition catalogues
Egg, Anne Laure - Fillion, Odile – Goulet, Patrice. La Modernité, Ou, L'ésprit Du Temps: Biennale De Paris, Section Architecture, Paris 1982.
Spielmann, Peter – Bartsch, Ingo. "Das Prinzip Hoffnung": Aspekte Der Utopie in Der Kunst Und Kultur Des 20. Jahrhunderts : Malerei, Bildhauerei, Objekte Und Architektur. Bochum: Museum Bochum, 1983.
Ekler, Dezső – Gerle, János- Makovecz, Imre .Nádasdy vár, Sárvár és a Szegedi Művelődési Központ közös kiadványa, Vác, 1983.
Schleicher, Hans-Jürgen. "Imre Makovecz, Motive seines Bauens: Natur-Geschichte-Körperbild". In: Ausstellungskatalog Urform und Baugestalt. Fellbach 1987. S.5-23.
Imre Makovecz, Organische Architektur in Ungarn, Ausstelungkatalog, Wunsiedel - Westberlin 1988.
Dvorszky, Hedvig - Fekete, György (ed.). Architettura Organica Ungherese. Hungarian Organic Architecture. Magyar Organikus Építészet. La biennale di Venezia 1991, Kaposvár: Kós Károly Foundation, 1992.

Monographical studies
MAGYAR
Komjáthy, Attila. Makovecz Imre. Budapest: Képzőművészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata, 1977
Frank János, Makovecz Imre, Budapest: Corvina Kiadó Vállalat, 1980
Ekler, Dezső – Makovecz, Imre, Makovecz Imre, Bercsényi 28-30, 1981, p. 28 ff.
Gerle, János – Makovecz, Imre. Makovecz Imre műhelye : tervek, épületek, írások, interjúk. Budapest: Mundus Magyar Egyetemi Kiadói Kft., 1996.
Molnár, Pál – Kovács, Tibor. Innen Az Óperencián: Interjúk a Nemzetstratégiáról

Authored texts
Makovecz, Imre. Napló I (Deník I). 1978.
Makovecz, Imre. Napló II, jelekeröl, épületekröl (Deník II. O kresbách a stavbách, katalog výstavy v Zalaszentgrótu), Zalaszentgrót, 1980.
Makovecz, Imre. Holzbauten in Ungarn, Detail 1983/1. S. 9-11.
Makovecz, Imre. Über organische Architektur (Ausstellungskatalog der FH München 1984. S.5-9.
Makovecz, Imre. "Exhibition Hall with Double Spiral". A+U 1985/8. S.57-60.
Makovecz, Imre. "Maison de la Culture de Sárospatak. Hongrie.". T+A 1985/6+7. S.116-118.
Makovecz, I.: In the Search of a Hungarian Architectural Identity, The New Hungarian Quarterly, 1985. 4, p. 225.
Makovecz, Imre. "Bauen bedeutet Magie. Ein Bekenntnis". Archithese 3/1987. S.24-28.
Makovecz, Imre. "Was geschehen ist und was hätte geschehen können" (Vortrag 1985). In: Organische Architektur in Ungarn (Ausst.-Katalog), Wunsiedel und Westberlin, 1988. S. 21-29.
Makovecz, Imre. Intruduzione/ Foreword/ Elöszó. In: Fekete, György (ed.). Archittetura organica ungherese/ Hungarian organic architecture/Magyar organikus építészet. La Biennale di Venezia 1991. V. mostra internazionale di architettura. Kaposvár 1992.
Makovecz, Imre. Forum-ohne Geometrie, AIT 1993/4. S.22.
Makovecz, Imre. A tetök, Elöadás Kaposvárott 1977-ben, Napló II. 80, Tisztás. In: Gerle, János. Makovecz Imre mühelye. Budapest 1996. S. 69, 103, 154, 156-157.
Makovecz, Imre, Írások 2000-1990, Budapest, Editio plurilingua: 2001.
Makovecz, Imre, Válaszok, 2001-1981, Budapešť, Editio plurilingua: 2001.

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