Aladar Arkay

Aladár Árkay (Timisoara Feb. 1. 1868-Budapest Feb. 2. 1932) Hungarian architect, craftsman, painter.

Career

Arkay ganied his degree at the Budapest Technical University where he studied under Ede Ballo. Initially he worked in the firm of Fellner and Hellmer, then with Alajos Hauszmann in the works on Buda castle. Later he formed a partnership with his father in law, Mor Kallina, and together they were responsible for the Directorate of Defence building in the Castle district (1896, since destroyed), the Buda Vigado hall in Corvin square (1896-97) and the St Gellert memorial on (1904-05). Initially working in the eclectic style, as his career developed he worked in more modern forms such as successionism and modernism. His first major independently completed work was the Babocsay villa, which later became the Yugoslav embassay, in district VI (1905). He also worked on many church projects, the most significant of these being the Fasori Reformed Church in Budapest and the Gyor factory district's Catholic church, both completed during the late 1920s. He took part and won numerous competitions such as that for the Gyor theatre (1929) and the planning of Erzsebet avenue in the capital. He was in the process of planning his magnum opus, the Varosmajor Catholic church in Budapest, when he died. It was finished by his son, Bertalan, also an architect.

Other works

Boglar Orthodox Church

Mohacs Catholic Memorial Church