Imre Makovecz 
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“In the late 1960s I came to the decision that a larger “aura” should be established for this whole way of thinking, that other people must be involved. To me it was a part of reality that it is impossible to live alone with a certain kind of knowledge, you need companions for that. Owing…
The mine court was the place where winning tender designs were implemented and it also accommodated camp. That is where you could get to know the basics of co-habitation, eating and working together, the drama of love and friendships, harvesting the joy and pride of work executed with team spirit. But that was also where…
The Travelling School is for newly graduated young architects. Every year application tenders are invited for a different (and relevant) topic. Applicants not only have to submit their tender design on time but must also present it (and their portfolio) in person in front of the masters’ panel. Admittance is based on this personal hearing…
It was professor Antal Lázár, dean of the Budapest University of Technology at the time who invited Imre Makovecz to teach organic architecture at that university. The invitation was intended to resolve the incomprehensible and intolerable situation that the world-renowned master had no educational role at the university. The course offered lectures and practical sessions…
Imre Makovecz received nearly a hundred awards and prizes. Below is a selected list of only the most significant ones: Prizes
Dear visitor, Welcome to the Imre Makovecz home page! This site is intended to give you an insight into a body of work that cannot be underestimated in terms of size and significance. Indeed, the importance of Imre Makovecz undoubtedly stretches beyond the realm of architecture: his contribution to Hungarian life also encompassed drawings, writings,…
Imre Makovecz was born in Budapest on 20 November 1935. He spent childhood summers at his paternal grandparents’ house in Nagykapornak, learning to love the landscape and gathering memories and experiences that would remain with him his whole life (Lovely Geography). He studied at the Németvölgyi út Primary School, then the Petőfi Grammar School, and…
