Aladár Árkay

Art Nouveau on Paper

He gained his degree in architecture from the Technical University of Budapest. The styles embraced in his oeuvre include historicism, Art Nouveau with specifically Hungarian elements, and various aspects of modernism. The Budapest buildings he designed include the Babocsay villa in Andrássy Road, the Makai villa in Ráth György Street, the Buda Vigadó (concert hall), the Reformed Church on Városligeti Avenue and the Varosmajor Roman Catholic Church.

Design sheet - design for guest room interior
Design sheet - wrought iron gas lamps
Exhibition photograph - dining room furniture designed by Aladár Árkay, Spring Exhibition of The Association of Applied Arts 1907
Exhibition photograph - drawing room furniture designed by Aladár Árkay, Spring Exhibition of The Association of Applied Arts 1907
Exhibition photograph - guest's room furniture, by Aladár Árkay, Christmas Exhibition of The Association of Applied Arts 1903.
Interior photograph - Aladár Árkay: dining room in the Babocsay Villa, Andrássy street
Interior photograph - staircase in the Babocsay Villa designed by Aladár Árkay, Andrássy street
Interior photograph - dining room in the Babocsay Villa designed by Aladár Árkay, Andrássy street
Interior photograph - door of the dining room, designed by Aladár Árkay, in the Babocsay Villa, Andrássy street
Interior photograph - drawing room designed by Aladár Árkay in the Babocsay Villa, Andrássy street