Resort Architecture in Regional Perceptions: Multiple Aspects of a Region in Iván Kotsis' Design Method for Balaton Lakeshore

Domonkos Wettstein

doi:10.31522/p.29.2(62).6

Resort Architecture in Regional Perceptions

Multiple Aspects of a Region in Iván Kotsis' Design Method for Balaton Lakeshore

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Domonkos Wettstein Department of Urban Planning and Design Faculty of Architecture Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) 1111 Budapest

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https://doi.org/10.31522/p.29.2(62).6

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interwar period, Kotsis, Iván, Lake Balaton, Hungary, landscape modernization, regional architecture, resort design

Abstract

The regional aspirations of resort architecture give specific perspectives on the history of regionalism. The development of the shores of Lake Balaton, the largest lake in Central Europe, was determined by this particular regional aspiration. Iván Kotsis was a defining figure of Hungarian architecture between the world wars, and had a significant impact on the period - not only with his work as an architect, but also as a university professor and a public activist. This paper examines his activity around Lake Balaton on different scales, since it represented a peculiar perspective within the history of regional ideas. The research concludes that Kotsis’ regional perspective focused on resort architecture was an independent conception separated from both modern and local interpretations. Based on his university work and the knowledge transfer resulting from his international relations, he developed an integrated perspective on the region from an academic position. Reflecting on the problems of holiday resorts, he formed an autonomous method with which he experimented, to mediate between the universal modern approach and the local features of the landscape.

Author Biography

Domonkos Wettstein, Department of Urban Planning and Design Faculty of Architecture Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) 1111 Budapest

Domonkos Wettstein, Ph.D., is an architect and researcher, his research topic is the regional architecture of recreational areas in the 20th century. In 2013-14 he was a visiting scholar at the Institute GTA (Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture) of ETH Zurich. He defended his doctoral dissertation at BME Budapest in 2019. As a deputy head of department, he is also actively involved in architecture education.

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2021-12-24

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Wettstein, D. (2021) “Resort Architecture in Regional Perceptions: Multiple Aspects of a Region in Iván Kotsis’ Design Method for Balaton Lakeshore ”, Prostor, 29(2(62), pp. 226–237. doi: 10.31522/p.29.2(62).6.

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Vol. 29 No. 2(62) (2021)

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Scientific Subject Review

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