The Restricted Design Competition for the New York Life Insurance Company Building in Budapest. A Late Nineteenth-Century International Design Competition in Central Europe

Rapid industrialization and urbanization in Europe and the United States introduced new building types and new methods of construction, leading to important changes in the architectural landscape of major cities. Public and corporate construction proliferated, and design competitions were called upo...

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Main Authors:	Marótzy, Katalin, Székely, Márton
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA) 2018-09-01
Series:	RIHA Journal
Subjects:	Budapest Turn of the Century Historicism Architectural Competition
Online Access:	https://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2018/0198-marotzy-and-szekely

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spelling	doaj-533f686bf6bd4ae5b38b7dad8ebd38dd2020-11-24T21:47:15ZdeuInternational Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA)RIHA Journal 2190-33282018-09-010198The Restricted Design Competition for the New York Life Insurance Company Building in Budapest. A Late Nineteenth-Century International Design Competition in Central EuropeMarótzy, Katalin Székely, Márton Rapid industrialization and urbanization in Europe and the United States introduced new building types and new methods of construction, leading to important changes in the architectural landscape of major cities. Public and corporate construction proliferated, and design competitions were called upon to identify architectural projects that best suited the needs of a particular state institution or private company. Although initially these competitions were open to all members of the architectural profession, towards the end of the nineteenth century, their format changed to be more effective, with only a restricted number of architects competing for the commission. The present paper focuses on the competition for the New York Life Palace in Budapest and sheds light on its connections with the international trends.https://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2018/0198-marotzy-and-szekelyBudapestTurn of the CenturyHistoricismArchitectural Competition
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spellingShingle	Marótzy, Katalin Székely, Márton The Restricted Design Competition for the New York Life Insurance Company Building in Budapest. A Late Nineteenth-Century International Design Competition in Central Europe RIHA Journal Budapest Turn of the Century Historicism Architectural Competition
author_facet	Marótzy, Katalin Székely, Márton
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title	The Restricted Design Competition for the New York Life Insurance Company Building in Budapest. A Late Nineteenth-Century International Design Competition in Central Europe
title_short	The Restricted Design Competition for the New York Life Insurance Company Building in Budapest. A Late Nineteenth-Century International Design Competition in Central Europe
title_full	The Restricted Design Competition for the New York Life Insurance Company Building in Budapest. A Late Nineteenth-Century International Design Competition in Central Europe
title_fullStr	The Restricted Design Competition for the New York Life Insurance Company Building in Budapest. A Late Nineteenth-Century International Design Competition in Central Europe
title_full_unstemmed	The Restricted Design Competition for the New York Life Insurance Company Building in Budapest. A Late Nineteenth-Century International Design Competition in Central Europe
title_sort	restricted design competition for the new york life insurance company building in budapest. a late nineteenth-century international design competition in central europe
publisher	International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA)
series	RIHA Journal
issn	2190-3328
publishDate	2018-09-01
description	Rapid industrialization and urbanization in Europe and the United States introduced new building types and new methods of construction, leading to important changes in the architectural landscape of major cities. Public and corporate construction proliferated, and design competitions were called upon to identify architectural projects that best suited the needs of a particular state institution or private company. Although initially these competitions were open to all members of the architectural profession, towards the end of the nineteenth century, their format changed to be more effective, with only a restricted number of architects competing for the commission. The present paper focuses on the competition for the New York Life Palace in Budapest and sheds light on its connections with the international trends.
topic	Budapest Turn of the Century Historicism Architectural Competition
url	https://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2018/0198-marotzy-and-szekely
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The Restricted Design Competition for the New York Life Insurance Company Building in Budapest. A Late Nineteenth-Century International Design Competition in Central Europe

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