Flóris Korb
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Flóris Korb
Hungarian architect.

Career

After finishing his studies in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, he returned to Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

 to work under Alajos Hauszmann
Alajos Hauszmann
Hauszmann Alajos was an Austro-Hungarian architect, professor, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.-Life:...

 for fourteen years, during which time he took part in designing the New York Palace.
In 1893 he entered into a partnership with Kalman Giergl
Kálmán Giergl
Kálmán Giergl , a significant figure in Hungarian eclectic architectural style. A member of the Györgyi-Giergl artistic family.- Family background :...

 which resulted in many important commissions in the developing capital. Korb was awarded with the Greguss prize in 1924 and was admitted into the Royal Academy of Architects.

Works

New York Palace, with Hauszmann & Giergl (1891–1895)

Klotild Palaces, Budapest (1899–1902)

Kiraly Apartments, Budapest (1900–1901)

Music Academy, Budapest (1904–1907)

Clinic buildings, Mari and Ulloi ut, Budapest

Commercial Savings and Insurance Bank (today Press Building), Kecskemet
Kecskemét
Kecskemét is a city in the central part of Hungary. It is the 8th largest city of the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third-largest city, Szeged, 86 kilometres from both of them and almost equal distance from the two...

 (1909–1912)

Mint Building, Budapest

Debrecen
Debrecen
Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...

University, (1914–1930)

Zielinski Water Tower, Szeged (1903–1904)

Translated from Hungarian Wikipedia.
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