György Kévés

architect

Ősi, 20 March 1935 – Budapest, 9 March 2024

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2023–2024)

“It is my conviction that architecture, like every other art, expresses the individual’s relationship to the world. This relationship takes shape in the re-creation of the things of the world.

Artist of the Nation

The top prize in the hierarchical system of art awards, granted to Kossuth Prize-winning artists over 65 who have created significant value in their artistic field. By law, no more than seventy artists may hold it simultaneously.

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2007governmental award

Kossuth Prize

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

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2006governmental award

Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

One of the four highest Hungarian state awards is the Hungarian Order of Merit, which is granted in various grades to individuals who perform exemplary activities in culture, science, art, or their own field, in order to advance Hungary’’s interests and promote universal human values.

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1973governmental award

Ybl Miklós Award

The most prestigious national professional award for architectural activity.

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