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ÁRKAY, Bertalan
ÁRKAY Bertalan
architect
(Bp., 11th April 1901 – Bp., 3rd Nov 1971) He graduated as an architect at the Technical University of Budapest in 1925. In 1926 he was a scholar at the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and worked in the office of Parisian architect Thier. In 1926–27 he studied in Wien at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste and at the Meisterschule für Architektur, here under the guidance of Peter Behrens. In 1928–30 he held a scholarship at the Rome Hungarian Academy. From 1937 he was a member of the Academy of Literature and Arts, from 1940 of the architecture section of the National Council of Ecclesiastical Art, and from 1941 that of the Council of Municipal Communal Work. In 1961he won second prize at the exhibition of the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between the two world wars ~ was one of the most sought-after designers of detached houses, villas and block of flats. His early villas were built in the art deco style, however from the 1930s he designed modern-style buildings with flat roof and strip windows. He started designing churches in 1928, first with his father, Aladár Árkay, and then after his death in 1932 on his own. His name is associated with the Városmajor church, which shows the influence of the Bauhaus and of the Italian novecento styles, and which is considered the first modern church of the capital and gave rise to significant debates following its completion. In the 1930s and 40s he designed several architectures for international exhibitions and for the showrooms of the National Saloon. He was also involved in painting. From 1922 his works regularly appeared at the exhibitions of the Hungarian National Fine Arts Society. In 1945–46 he lived in Mohács, where he contributed to the reconstruction works. From 1946 he designed and rebuilt several churches. In 1947–50 he managed the reconstruction works of a number of villas, blocks of flats and churches. From 1949 he was a member of the Municipal Office of Building Design, and until his death he worked for several Budapest-based designing offices, mainly on behalf of the capital and the church, and his paintings were exhibited at galleries of rank abroad. Main works: 1931–38: Roman Catholic Church in Városmajor; 1932: Votive church, Mohács; 1933: OTI block of flats on Tisza Kálmán Square; 1934: the Hungarian pavilion at the II. Arte Sacra exhibition in Rome; 1936: the Hungarian pavilion at the V. Milan Triennial; 1938: OTI surgery and hospital, Sopron; 1939: Levente Home, Bp., II. district, 6, Felvinci Street; 1940: civil school, Sátoraljaújhely; 1942: gardeners’ school, Kiskunhalas; Marianum block of flats, Bp., Fény Street; 1943: Saint Kelemen Church, Balatonlelle; 1946: Roman Catholic churches, Cegléd, Hort, Gerje; 1948: restoration of the undercroft of the Vác Cathedral and of the Museum of Fine Arts; 1950: building of the V. district council; 1952: architectural design of the Berenete power station; 1954: restoration of the Roman Catholic Church, Polgár; 1956: Roman Catholic Church, Taksony; 1960: Roman Catholic Church, Győr-Kisbácsa. Selected group exhibitions: From 1922 his paintings regularly appeared at the exhibitions of the Fine Arts Society; 1930: exhibition by KUT, Nemzeti Szalon; exhibition at the XII. International Congress of Architecture in Budapest, Műcsarnok; 1931: Exhibition of Hungarian scholars in Rome, Nemzeti Szalon; 1932: international ecclesiastical art exhibition, Padova; 1933: II. International exhibition of modern architecture, Paris; Kunó Klebelsberg memorial exhibition, Műcsarnok; 1934: Architectural world exhibition, Milan; II. Arte Sacra, Rome; 1936: VI. Milan Triennial, Milan; World Expo, Brussels; 1959: Exhibition of the saloon of Société des Artistes Français, Paris; 1961: Exhibition of the Salon des Beaux Arts, Paris. Further reading: Drawings by student of architecture ~, Frozen Musician, 1922; ~, Magyarság, 29th January 1933; A. Somogyi: The new Városmajor church, Bp., 1934; V. Bierbauer: The past ten years of Hungarian architecture, Tér és Forma, 1938/1.; G. Preisich –Á. Benkhard: The architecture of Budapest between the two world wars, Építés és Közlekedéstudományi Közlemények, Vol. XI.., No.s 3–4., Bp., 1967; L. Pusztai: ~, M. Ép., 1972/5.; E. Gábor: The architecture of the Roman school, MŰV, 1977/12.; J. P. Szücs: The arcitectural history and era of the Városmajor church, AH, 1977/1.; N. Pamer: Hungarian architecture between the two world wars, Bp., 1986; A. Ferkai: The architecture of Buda between the two world wars, Bp., 1995; P. Ritoók: The Városmajor parish-church, Bp., 1997.
(Tölgyes Orsolya)
architect
(Bp., 11th April 1901 – Bp., 3rd Nov 1971) He graduated as an architect at the Technical University of Budapest in 1925. In 1926 he was a scholar at the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and worked in the office of Parisian architect Thier. In 1926–27 he studied in Wien at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste and at the Meisterschule für Architektur, here under the guidance of Peter Behrens. In 1928–30 he held a scholarship at the Rome Hungarian Academy. From 1937 he was a member of the Academy of Literature and Arts, from 1940 of the architecture section of the National Council of Ecclesiastical Art, and from 1941 that of the Council of Municipal Communal Work. In 1961he won second prize at the exhibition of the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between the two world wars ~ was one of the most sought-after designers of detached houses, villas and block of flats. His early villas were built in the art deco style, however from the 1930s he designed modern-style buildings with flat roof and strip windows. He started designing churches in 1928, first with his father, Aladár Árkay, and then after his death in 1932 on his own. His name is associated with the Városmajor church, which shows the influence of the Bauhaus and of the Italian novecento styles, and which is considered the first modern church of the capital and gave rise to significant debates following its completion. In the 1930s and 40s he designed several architectures for international exhibitions and for the showrooms of the National Saloon. He was also involved in painting. From 1922 his works regularly appeared at the exhibitions of the Hungarian National Fine Arts Society. In 1945–46 he lived in Mohács, where he contributed to the reconstruction works. From 1946 he designed and rebuilt several churches. In 1947–50 he managed the reconstruction works of a number of villas, blocks of flats and churches. From 1949 he was a member of the Municipal Office of Building Design, and until his death he worked for several Budapest-based designing offices, mainly on behalf of the capital and the church, and his paintings were exhibited at galleries of rank abroad. Main works: 1931–38: Roman Catholic Church in Városmajor; 1932: Votive church, Mohács; 1933: OTI block of flats on Tisza Kálmán Square; 1934: the Hungarian pavilion at the II. Arte Sacra exhibition in Rome; 1936: the Hungarian pavilion at the V. Milan Triennial; 1938: OTI surgery and hospital, Sopron; 1939: Levente Home, Bp., II. district, 6, Felvinci Street; 1940: civil school, Sátoraljaújhely; 1942: gardeners’ school, Kiskunhalas; Marianum block of flats, Bp., Fény Street; 1943: Saint Kelemen Church, Balatonlelle; 1946: Roman Catholic churches, Cegléd, Hort, Gerje; 1948: restoration of the undercroft of the Vác Cathedral and of the Museum of Fine Arts; 1950: building of the V. district council; 1952: architectural design of the Berenete power station; 1954: restoration of the Roman Catholic Church, Polgár; 1956: Roman Catholic Church, Taksony; 1960: Roman Catholic Church, Győr-Kisbácsa. Selected group exhibitions: From 1922 his paintings regularly appeared at the exhibitions of the Fine Arts Society; 1930: exhibition by KUT, Nemzeti Szalon; exhibition at the XII. International Congress of Architecture in Budapest, Műcsarnok; 1931: Exhibition of Hungarian scholars in Rome, Nemzeti Szalon; 1932: international ecclesiastical art exhibition, Padova; 1933: II. International exhibition of modern architecture, Paris; Kunó Klebelsberg memorial exhibition, Műcsarnok; 1934: Architectural world exhibition, Milan; II. Arte Sacra, Rome; 1936: VI. Milan Triennial, Milan; World Expo, Brussels; 1959: Exhibition of the saloon of Société des Artistes Français, Paris; 1961: Exhibition of the Salon des Beaux Arts, Paris. Further reading: Drawings by student of architecture ~, Frozen Musician, 1922; ~, Magyarság, 29th January 1933; A. Somogyi: The new Városmajor church, Bp., 1934; V. Bierbauer: The past ten years of Hungarian architecture, Tér és Forma, 1938/1.; G. Preisich –Á. Benkhard: The architecture of Budapest between the two world wars, Építés és Közlekedéstudományi Közlemények, Vol. XI.., No.s 3–4., Bp., 1967; L. Pusztai: ~, M. Ép., 1972/5.; E. Gábor: The architecture of the Roman school, MŰV, 1977/12.; J. P. Szücs: The arcitectural history and era of the Városmajor church, AH, 1977/1.; N. Pamer: Hungarian architecture between the two world wars, Bp., 1986; A. Ferkai: The architecture of Buda between the two world wars, Bp., 1995; P. Ritoók: The Városmajor parish-church, Bp., 1997.
(Tölgyes Orsolya)