Emil Agoston

Emil Ágoston ("originally Adler") (born Aranyosmarót, December 7, 1876, died Berlin, June 15, 1921), was a notable Hungarian architect.

Life and career

Agoston graduated at the Budapest Technical University in 1899 and completed further studies in Italy. He also spent time living in Berlin and Paris. His most productive period, as a sought after designer of apartment buildings in Budapest, was between 1906 and 1911. His style was influenced by the Romantic style, particularly its north German variants. After 1919 he established a partnership with his brother, Geza. Together they built the Roman baths in Budapest and a similar project in Holland.

Works

Budapest

1906-1907

Hungaria baths (VII. Dohány u. 44.) currently in dilapidated state.

Unger house(V. Irányi u. 10.)

Csasznek house(I. Attila út 47.)

1909-1910

Krayer house (XIII. Csanády u. 2.) Apartment building (V. Dorottya u. 9.)

Gyenes villa (II. Nyúl u. 6.)

Apartment building (VII. Wesselényi u. 32.) A 5 storey corner building which shows the north German influences but little has remained of its original facade decorations (a protected building since 1994).

1913

Former Magyar Bank (V. Kristóf tér

Bank building at V. Bajcsy-Zsilinszky u. 36.

Astoria Hotel, Múzeum körút, with elements of the neoclassical style.

Abroad

Trieste synagogue(1908)
Frankfurt synagogue (2nd prize in competition) Pervát – Jékey Albert Castle (1907)