József Finta
József Finta (12 June 1935 – 7 January 2024) was a Hungarian architect who designed the InterContinental Budapest. He was the winner of the Kossuth Prize, the Miklós Ybl Prize, the Imre Steindl Prize, and the Prima Primissima Award. Finta was born in Cluj on 12 June 1935, and died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 88.
Also recorded as Jozsef Finta
József Finta
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- Born
- 1935 · Cluj-Napoca.
- Died
- 2024 · Budapest.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- architect · academic · graphic artist
- Education
- Lónyay Utcai Református Gimnázium és Kollégium · Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Honours
- Kossuth Prize · Ybl Miklós Prize · State Award of the People's Republic of Hungary · Pro Urbe Budapest · Steindl Imre Award · Prima Primissima Prize
- Languages
- Hungarian
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József Finta (12 June 1935 – 7 January 2024) was a Hungarian architect who designed the InterContinental Budapest. He was the winner of the Kossuth Prize, the Miklós Ybl Prize, the Imre Steindl Prize, and the Prima Primissima Award. Finta was born in Cluj on 12 June 1935, and died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 88.
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József Finta studied at Lónyay Utcai Református Gimnázium és Kollégium and Budapest University of Technology and Economics. The recorded working language is Hungarian. Distinctions recorded are Kossuth Prize, Ybl Miklós Prize, State Award of the People's Republic of Hungary and Pro Urbe Budapest.
József Finta is recorded as having studied at Lónyay Utcai Református Gimnázium és Kollégium and Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
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1935
József Finta born at Cluj-Napoca.
2024
József Finta died at Budapest.
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Formation and teaching. Finta studied at Lónyay Utcai Református Gimnázium és Kollégium and Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Finta received Kossuth Prize, Ybl Miklós Prize, State Award of the People's Republic of Hungary, Pro Urbe Budapest, Steindl Imre Award and Prima Primissima Prize.
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