Works by Karoly Kos
In the simple design prepared for the small Kalotaszeg village, the residence of the government official and the community facilities were housed under a single roof.
Károly Kós was commissioned in January 1941 to prepare the design for the Országzászló (National Flag) memorial. He delivered the detailed design in July 1941.
This important example of the folk college network was created to support the further education of the rural community. Following its establishment, the sculptor Jenő Szervátiusz also taught here.
In March 1941, Károly Kós visited Sepsiszentgyörgy in connection with the fortress church, which had been damaged by an earthquake.
This simple design provides another example of the integration of separate functions within a rural setting, making use of the sloping site in order to accommodate a shop opening directly onto the
The design prepared for the well-known editor is almost identical to the later plan made for the lawyer Dr. Gábor Kabay.
The restoration of this two-storey medieval urban house—traditionally regarded as the birthplace of King Matthias—represents a pioneering example of the historically accurate conservation of mediev
These “type designs” present a whole series of church buildings tailored to the diverse requirements of rural communities.
This Reformed church design was intended to be realized at a popular resort in the renowned Harghita mountain range of eastern Transylvania.
The two tall towers frame a gabled roof with a shallow pitch set within the end wall. The tower on the left is the result of a later alteration; the original design envisaged only a single tower.
In the Györgyfalvi district of Kolozsvár, twenty semi-detached houses were constructed in three standard types.
Nothing is known about this design beyond Kós’s own reference to it. He mentions it as the residential house of B. J.
The house is set parallel to the main street that runs lengthwise through the large village known for its fruit production.
The restoration, renovation, expansion, and modification of the important historic church in Szék— a medieval salt-mining center located northwest of Kolozsvár—represents a milestone of major signi
