Attila Turi

Kossuth Prize and Ybl Miklós Prize-winning architect, president of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2023–)

Budapest, 13 December 1959

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2012–)

For Attila Turi, architecture is inseparable from community, tradition and respect for inherited values. The first defining image of this trinity, which was burned into his memory as an archetype in his childhood, was the legendary workers' housing estate of the Óbuda Gas Factory designed by Lóránd Almási-Balogh. The other decisive moment that fundamentally shaped his career was his encounter with Imre Makovecz

Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (Civil)

One of the four highest Hungarian state decorations is the Order of Merit of Hungary, whose grades are awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary activity in culture, science, art, or their own professional field – to promote Hungary’’s interests and the advancement of universal human values.

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2021governmental award

Kossuth Prize

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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2003governmental award

Ybl Miklós Award

The most prestigious national professional award for architectural activity.

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