Fabó Beáta - Gall, Anthony: I came from the East to a City of Great Palaces. Károly Kós, the early years 1907-1914 (Budapest, 2013)
Kós Károly - The early years, 1907-1914
♦ h9^0^24 - ♦1^9^0^7^ Studies at Technical University of Budapest but after two years of Engineering Studies he switches to Architecture ♦ I^9^0^7^ Summer study excursion to Transylvania with three colleagues: Károly Machlup, János Prokisch and Tibor Révész Completes studies at the Technical University Employment with Móric Pogány Spends autumn and winter planning a small artist's house with a studio Writes and illustrates the small publication Erdélyország népének építése utilising the experience and documentation of the summer excursion. (Winter), A Ház 1909 £Ql ♦ N 9^0484 The Church ofZebegény (various stages of drafting and planning from February on) From spring to autumn works on the Calvinist parsonage of Óbuda, whose construction begins in autumn March-August, works in Géza Maróti's team Planning the buildings of the Budapest Zoo (starting in August, sketch designs completed by September) Drawing the plans for his parents’ house in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca)-Brélfü by reworking the plans of the artist's house with a small studio Study trip in Transylvania with Dezső Zrumeczky (in the autumn) ♦ I^9^0^9^ ‘The year 1909 was one of the most varied and in its consequences most determining one in this early stage of my spiritual oeuvre! KOS199I:9Z Publishing his sketches made during his study trip to Transylvania £Q Working on the plans and construction of the Budapest Zoo (final plans completed by March) Regularly overseeing the construction works in Zebegény (from March) Drawing the plans for a castle, a detached house in Göd and a Fleadstone in Vác, together with Dénes Györgyi Summer: 10-day visit to the family home in Transylvania (following his mother's request to attend to the planning of their new house) ‘Körösfő (Izvoru Crisului) is situated 6 kilometres from the Brasov-Cluj railway line, by the Cluj-Oradea highway. It has no train station, the nearest two stations are almost the same distance away, Bánffyhunyad (Huedin) and Sztána (Stana). I made a stop at the ridge at the mountain top to take a breath and look around! KOS199I:IOL His faith, which was about to falter, is turned towards Transylvania again. He makes up his mind to build a house in Stana, to marry his Transylvanian fiancée and to turn his back on the temptations of Zebegény. His ars poetica entitled ‘My World’ is published £Q The Calvinist Parsonage of Óbuda is finished (autumn) The plans of Crow Castle in Stana are completed, construction works get under way Plans for the housing estate of the Târgu Mures Public Works complex (started in autumn) Chamber of Trade and Commerce in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) competition entry Kecskemét Artists' Colony concept (October-December) A folk ballad on Attila the Hun illustrated and written by Károly Kós is published £0 ■ Ida Balázs 1909 private collection H Kós' university register private collection 19
