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On the 19th of September, an exhibition of Tibor Mikolás’ oeuvre opened at the New City Hall Gallery. From the last day of the month, from the 30th, the Faculty of Music will host a jubilee exhibition of photographs and models entitled “Mikolás 100”.
The emblematic figure of the design engineer training, the best connoisseur of modern architecture, once brought not only architectural culture but also a strong architectural position to Debrecen. On his study trips he travelled the world, but his work was mostly in Debrecen, where he is associated with such landmark buildings as the Centrum Department Store, the Liszt Ferenc College of Music and the Kölcsey Cultural Centre, which has now been demolished.
Tibor Mikolás, an architect and teacher of great stature and exceptional talent, died in 2014 and would celebrate his 100th birthday on the 28th of September this year. Buildings such as the former Centrum Department Store and the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music are associated with his name. He is commemorated with exhibitions, book launches, concerts and building tours.
He left a rich legacy with his “composed modernist” buildings, numerous drawings, photographs, models, personal documents and videos, the processing of which, as well as the analytical summary of the architecture of the period, is still waiting for researchers.
For all these reasons, Tibor Mikolás is now considered the most important modern architect of Debrecen.
The birthday of the architect is a good opportunity to commemorate, in addition to the planned events, Debrecen’s post-war buildings, and to draw attention to the fact that the city’s architectural heritage includes modern buildings built in the last 60 years.
Other relating programmes:
1 October – a panel discussion will be held with the first occupants of the 50-year-old Faculty of Music institution’s building.
2 October – Márta Ábrahám’s violin and László Borbély’s piano recitals
3 October- Artem Yasinskyy’s piano recital.
4 October – the building at 82 Nagyerdei Boulevard will host an aesthetics conference and book launch
10 October – exhibition entitled “Tibor Mikolás: Buildings of Debrecen” will open at the Mihály Péchy Building Technology Institute
28 October – a tour of public buildings designed by the architect will be organised.
Date:19 September – 28 October
Location: various locations in Debrecen
Source:dehir.hu
Photo is only illustration.