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The Oeuvre of architect György Csete
This time, the Postscript column focuses on a single topic: the works of architect György Csete. The papers were presented at the conference organised by the Hungarian Academy of Arts (Magyar Művészeti Akadémia) on 29-30th November 2022 titled „On the Tulip Trees’ Tower” – Conference on the works of György Csete, architect and Ildikó Csete, […]
A Common Oeuvre: Ildikó Csete and György Csete
Text by Katalin Keserü Dr art historian, professor emeritus The presentation summarises what and how we know about Ildikó Csete, textile artist, and György Csete architect, dividing their oeuvres into periods, thematising the periods according to common traits, examining the affinity of ars poetics between the different materials of architecture and textile art, techniques and […]
Legacy Care for My Artist Parents Digitally
Text by Örs Csete My father, György Csete, architect, passed away in 2016, my mother, Ildikó Csete, textile artist, in 2018. They were artists, or at least they lived their whole lives under the spell of art, wondering, suffering, playing, loving, creating. My artist parents have left to this earthly world nearly a hundred completed […]
Ornamentation and the Search for a National Language of Form in the Architecture of György Csete
Text by Eszter Baldavári art historian, museologist György Csete’s unique, mystical formal world of forms is captivating even to the less experienced architectural observer. His work invites us to a dialogue that has existed between man and nature since the beginning of architecture. The architect found inspiration in the development of natural science and in […]
How the Motif Works
Text by Mihály Hoppál Dr DSC ethnographer, professor emeritus In my study I take stock of the views of György Csete, one of the founding masters of Hungarian organic architecture. I will look for the specifics that distinguish him from the architectural and artistic views of other representatives of the movement. Was the Hungarian organic […]
György Csete and Protestantism
Text by János Győri L. PhD literary historian The term Protestantism refers to the rich tapestry of spiritual and cultural tradition that emerged in the wake of the 16th century Reformation and has been a dominant way of thinking in our country for almost half a millennium. In his statements, György Csete never boasted of […]
Silver Carpenter’s Pencil Award 2022
Júlia Őry, Máté Hulesch The Silver Carpenter’s Pencil Award was founded in 2010 by the Foundation for the Hungarian Arts, at the initiative of architects Attila Komjáthy and his wife, Ilona Komjáthyné Kremnicsán. The recognition makes the press work for Hungarian architecture visible to the general public. It is awarded for quality journalistic activity appearing […]
Association of Hungarian Architects 120
Anniversary meeting and book presentation, House of Architects, 10. 26. He celebrated the 120th anniversary of the foundation of the Association of Hungarian Architects with a commemoration. At the event, AHA also presented the volume published for the anniversary. The commemorative meeting was introduced by the greeting of president András Krizsán, and then Ferenc Müller, […]
Healing Architecture
Selected Writings of János Gerle Text: Attila Turi With the support of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, the Association of Hungarian Architects has published a volume of writings titled Healing Architecture written by János Gerle (1947‒2012), architect and writer, who died ten years ago. Its size, format and paper binding suggest a book easy to […]
Prima Primissima Award 2022
Architecture category: Péter Sugár On December 2nd, this year’s Prima Primissima Awards honoring prominent representatives of Hungarian intellectual life, art, science and sport were presented in the framework of a festive gala evening at the Müpa, Budapest. In the Hungarian architecture category, Péter Sugár, an architect and university professor, received the award, while Tamás Getto […]
Budapest Architectural Award 2022
FUGA, 11. 18. Presented on 18th November each year on the anniversary of the unification of Budapest, the capital city’s birthday, the aim of this award is to promote the creation of new values, the preservation of traditional values and the development of architectural and environmental culture. In keeping with tradition, the award ceremony this […]