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The church building of the new Millennium Calvinist Centre at Temesvár (Timisoara, Romania) was inaugurated on 15 December 2019, on the 30th anniversary of the 1989 revolution. The building design was finished by Tibor Bata based on Imre Makovecz’s original design drawings. The complex comprises three cupolas, two towers and two building wings and was…

The construction of the Aedicula of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Mártély reached a new milestone. The structure is built based on the original designs of Imre Makovecz. Funding for the project is provided from the Imre Makovecz Tender Fund pursuant to Government Decree No. 2022/2015. Photo: Anna Makovecz Drawing: Imre Makovecz

On Assumption Day, 15 August, the Holy Mary Chapel by Lake Gébárti in Zalaegerszeg was inaugurated. The inauguration ceremony of the newly built chapel was attended by mayor Zoltán Balaicz and Member of Parliament László Vígh who also delivered speeches at the event. Other attendees included György Fekete, honorary chairman of the Hungarian Academy of…

On the occasion of Imre Makovecz’s birthday, a memorial ceremony was organized by the Seven Towers Festival. The event was held before the commemorative plaque on the house where the late architect lived at Villányi u. 8 in Budapest. Prior to wreath laying, speeches were delivered by dr. László Molnár, deputy mayor of district 11…

Upon its launch, the first Seven Towers Festival was inspired by the message of the Hungarian pavilion designed by Imre Makovecz for the Expo ’92 in Seville. His building designs inspired the topics of the 2018 festival. Visitors to the Seven Towers festival can enjoy the works of 80 artists and 10 exhibitions, 16 concerts, light…

Pursuant to an agreement between the Imre Makovecz Foundation and the Pilis Forestry, the refurbishment of the Imre Makovecz lookout on Budapest’s Kis Hárshegy hill was aided by volunteers: Makovecz Scholarship holding architect students of the Budapest University of Technology and associates of the Makovecz Foundation. The surroundings of the lookout were put into order…

Refurbishment of the Miklós Launai Calvinist School at Neszmély began recently. The building was constructed in 1989-90 based on designs by Imre Makovecz. The refurbishment project is implemented under the framework of Government Decree no. 2022/2015, from financing provided from the Imre Makovecz Tender Fund. Photos from: @zajtifilm

This is the first time that a Makovecz building that only existed on paper before (there are nearly 300 building designs like that) will now be brought to life. Implementation will take place under the framework of Government Decree no. 2022/2015 and will be financed from the Imre Makovecz Tender Fund. As the first step,…

At Makó, the refurbished Onion House was reopened to the public in an official ceremony. Refurbishment was carried out with support from the Ministry of Human Capacities, using resources of the Imre Makovecz Fund. At the ceremony, speeches were delivered by Member of Parliament and Minister for the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office János Lázár and…

In Government decree 2022/2015, the Government of Hungary declared that this Centre should serve the living intellect of Imre Makovecz. To implement the underlying functions, the Government partnered with the Hungarian Academy of Arts that signed a contract with the Imre Makovecz Foundation on operating the Centre. The Budapest-based Centre and Archives named after the…

A conference commemorating Imre Makovecz was held on the opening day. A unique event was the rerun of a lecture given by Imre Makovecz in Kaposvár 40 years ago, this time delivered by actor Csaba Hüse. The exhibition was opened by mayor Károly Szita and Prof. emeritus György Fekete, chairman of the Hungarian Academy of…

A special edition of Országépítő [Country Builder], a periodical issued by the Károly Kós Association, published the complete materials of the “Makovecz 80”conference held in November 2015. The publication was sponsored by the Imre Makovecz Foundation.

An English-language book presenting Imre Makovecz’s oeuvre is out now. Book editor: Eszter Götz Book design: Benjamin Makovecz

An exhibition of Imre Makovecz’s works has opened in Vienna, in the Collegium Hungaricum building. The opening speech was delivered by Jenő Molnár, a Hungarian architect living in Graz who was a close friend of the late Imre Makovecz.

The very first award ceremony for the Imre Makovecz Prize was held at the Music Academy as part of a memorial concert on 20 November 2015. As per the deed of foundation for the prize, “The person worthy of the prize shall be one that progresses in the footsteps of the country building spirit of…

In accordance with the related government decree enacted in 2013, the Imre Makovecz oeuvre book, sponsored by the National Cultural Fund, is now ready. The new book is a sequel to “Designs, buildings, writings 1959-2001”, which was published in 2002. The two volumes will be available for purchase separately or as a pair. The book…

„The quest to connect sky and earth has always been the single real and harmonious adventure for architecture… to find a way to enclose some sanctified intimacy from the cosmos…” In honour of the Day of Hungarian Culture, on 22 January 2015 Debrecen’s Kölcsey Centre staged an exhibition of the works of Imre Makovecz, founder…

Exhibition titled “Connecting sky and Earth” opened in the refurbished Vigadó building. At the protocol private event on 14 March, Katalin Dávid opened the exhibition with a memorable speech. The public opening was held on 17 March, featuring a concert by the Zuglo Philharmonic Orchestra, who played Arvo Pärt’s Arbos. Opening speeches were delivered by…

Exhibition from the drawings of Imre Makovecz. On the occasion of the opening ceremony, world-renowned Italian architect Paolo Portoghesi delivered a lecture titled Genius loci – Hommage á Imre Makovecz.[:]

On the occasion of the anniversary, the building hosted two exhibitions, titled “Churches by Imre Makovecz” and “Imre Makovecz and Sárospatak”. The exhibition materials for the latter were compiled by our Foundation. Further, commemorating this special anniversary, the Foundation decided to grant support to the replacement of the “eyebrow” elements of the building that were…

An exhibition of drawings by Imre Makovecz, hosted by the Attila József Cultural Centre in Makó, opened by Lőrinc Csernyus, member of our Foundation’s governing board.

Exhibition titled “The Sacred Places of Imre Makovecz”, opened by László Sáros. [:]

The Országépítő [Country Builder] periodical held a memorial session on the first anniversary of Imre Makovecz’s death and released a special issue on this occasion. The memorial session featured violinist Ferenc Szecsődi, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts. Representing our Foundation, governing board member László Sáros also addressed the session. He announced that…

The elementary school of Csenger took up the name of Imre Makovecz. The combined school year opening and naming ceremony was attended by several local, regional and national political personalities, the representatives of churches, and, representing our Foundation, Pál Makovecz, Lőrinc Csernyus and László Sáros. The event also included the unveiling of a sculpture of…

The exhibition was staged at Makó’s “Hagymaház” in relation to the Nation Conference of Chief Architects and was opened by Hungarian Academy of Arts chairman György Fekete. [:]

Our Foundation supported “The weird, the wacky and the wonderful: Organic beauty” exhibition organized by the Royal Academy of Arts, London.[:]

At a press conference and private exhibition opening ceremony, the Foundation announced its establishment at its own HQ and signed collaboration agreements with the Hungarian Academy of Arts and the Károly Kós Association.

A 20 évvel ezelőtt, 1999-ben megjelent első „Makovecz naptár”, ebben az évben ismét kiadásra került. A gondosan megszerkesztett naptár 12 hónapon keresztül tárja elénk mindazt, amivel Makovecz Imre foglalkozott és ami inspirálta.    

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