Kós, Károly
Name
Kós, Károly
Gender
Male
Birth
December 16, 1883 Timișoara
Death
August 25, 1977 Cluj-Napoca
Descriptive Note
Though Károly Kós (1883-1977) did not take part in the construction of the Hungarian Pavilion in Turin 1911, he was a key figure in the debate and creation of a Hungarian National style. During his career, he founded with Dénes Györgyi the group of architects called Fiatalok (The Young ones) in 1907. The Young Ones were inspired with the new Gothic language of Morris and Ruskin, and explicitly related to the Hungarian Medieval and folk traditions. The Hungarian national style found inspiration in Transylvanian Medieval castles as well as in simple rural dwellings. This design was not just a matter of ornamentation: Kós followed Lechner’s architectural style, but he focused on what he called the real essence of National Romanticism: his buildings are marked by massive and dynamic forms, smooth surfaces with large windows, and asymmetrical structures.
Roles
Influencers
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