Imre Makovecz - Organic Architecture

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Imre Makovecz

Imre Makovecz (1935 – 2011) was a Hungarian architect active in Europe from the late 1950s onward.

Makovecz was one of the most prominent proponents of organic architecture. As such, his buildings attempt to work with the natural surroundings rather than triumph over them. Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolf Steiner are both strong influences, as is traditional Hungarian art.

Last weekend I visited Makó with my friends, a sleepy little Hungarian town that boasts several beautiful buildings designed by Makovecz. Highlight being the HAGYMATIKUM, a thermal bath/spa. Hagyma means onion in Hungarian, and it is the symbol of the town, and motives are found everywhere. This building is basically an homage to the onion!






I love the heads at the top of the coloumns.

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From the outside:

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An outside pavilion of the bath structure:



Inside:

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Other buildings in Makó include the bus station:

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The Onion House (theatre)








And from the back, - in the summer it has an outdoors stage too:

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Elsewhere:


Greek Catholic Church, Csenger:

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Lutheran Church in Siófok:

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Another church in Paks:

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This is magical, in the winter:

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Csíkszereda Church

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