“Nowadays, there is a general view that buildings should be built with modern technology, and by modern technology we mean that certain building elements are made in a factory somewhere and assembled by people of average quality. This mentality is not only characteristic of Eastern European societies, but also of Western ones. I see the possibility of a more modern technology in the possibility of testing the intelligence of those who work on the building. Testing their intelligence, their work ethic, their enthusiasm; it may seem old-fashioned, but I don’t think it is. The cultural centre in Jászapáti, which is not a small building, is built with glued supports and a rather complicated roof structure. Yet not a single carpenter works on it, but local railwaymen, bricklayers and others put it together. The way this happens, for example, is that when two sloping supports are very difficult to put together, they call me to come down because they have problems. I go down and see that they have cut out two versions of the node from polystyrene. I ask, which do you think is better? This one, he says. Well, I say, do it this way then. Both versions were good, but the one he suggested was the nicer one. This method of construction is more modern and forward-looking than the one where we don’t use the intelligence and will of the people when constructing a building, where the worker can only work for his salary.” (Imre Makovecz)