Cool! buildings around the world designed by Hungarian architects

Hungary may be a small country in the heart of Europe, but Hungarians have certainly done a lot of significant things, on an international level as well. Many talented architects contributed, for example, to Budapest becoming a top tourist attraction with its amazing architecture. However, less attention is dedicated to those Hungarian-born architects who moved abroad for one reason or another but still created amazing masterpieces.

1. László Ede Hugyecz

László Ede Hugyecz, otherwise known as Ladislav Hudec, has Hungarian-Slovakian origins. He studied at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and graduated in 1914. Unfortunately, the first world war stopped his career in Hungary in its tracks, and he had to go to war. He ended up in Siberia where, luckily, his skills and knowledge allowed him to do serious architectural works as the country struggled with a shortage of skilled workers.

In 1917, he contracted typhoid and had to get on a Red Cross train, but the war hindered the progression of the train. So, Hugyecz and a few others got off the train, and he ended up in Shanghai where he joined the team of an American architecture company. His knowledge of several different artistic trends made him a valued member of the company, although he later started his own business.

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He designed numerous buildings in Shanghai that shaped the image of the city in the 20th century but that are still symbolic today. One of these is Shanghai’s very own Flatiron Building, usually referred to as the Normandie Apartments or the Wukang Mansion. Today, it is one of Shanghai’s symbolic buildings, and many celebrities choose to stay here when visiting the city. However, it also has a fascinating history, as in the 1960s and ’70s, locals called it ‘The Diving Board” because of the many suicides committed by intellectuals and others persecuted there as state enemies.

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2. Emery Roth

Emery Roth was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in a town that now belongs to Slovakia. He was only 13 when his family emigrated to the United States. His architectural career started in Chicago, where he worked on the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. However, he later moved to New York, and his most famous works link him to the Big Apple.