Nicolae Ghica-Budești

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Nicolae Ghica-Budești
Born(1869-12-22)22 December 1869
Died16 December 1943(1943-12-16) (aged 73)
NationalityRomanian
Occupations
  • Architect
  • Engineer
  • Technical Writer
Years active1908–1943
Notable workStătescu Villa

Nicolae Ghica-Budești (December 22, 1869 – December 16, 1943) was an influential Romanian architect who helped define the Neo-Romanian style. He studied ancient monuments in

Museum of the Romanian Peasant
which took more than two decades to complete.

Biography

Ghica-Budești was born in Iași[1] to Eugen N. Ghika-Budești and his wife Elena Cantacuzino-Măgureanu. He attended the Collège Gaillard of Lausanne, Switzerland and the École Monge in Paris.[2] Then, he returned and studied architecture at the School of Bridges and Roads in Bucharest from 1889 to 1893 under Anghel Saligny. He returned to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts with Victor Alexandre Frederic Laloux and earned his degree in 1901.[3] That same year, he married Madeleine Landrieu (1869–1951) in Paris. They had two children: Ion Ghica-Budeşti and geologist Ştefan Ghica-Budeşti.[2]

He returned to Romania

National School of Architecture[3] starting in 1910 and continuing through 1938.[1] In 1937,[4] Ghica-Budeşti was made an honorary member of the Romanian Academy and served as president of the Romanian Architects Society from 1932 to 1935.[1]

In the period between the wars, there was a push to preserve Romanian culture.

George Balș, who documented Moldavian sites and Ghica-Budeşti,[5] who wrote four volumes of historiography of architecture after an in-depth study of properties in Muntenia and Oltenia, Wallachia. The "Muntenia and Oltenia evolution in architecture" was based primarily on his studies and writing. He was considered one of the leading experts of his time, along with Ion Mincu and Petre Antonescu.[3]

His work was considered eclectic, but he developed a composite Neo-Romanian style, utilizing brick and stone carvings which incorporated medieval Moldovan architectural details

He designed and constructed the

In 1914, he built a mansion for George Știrbey in

fachwerk balconies. The main structure has two floors and a single-story L wing. The most stunning elements are the hardwood staircase, a massive stone fireplace, and the open terrace overlooking the Munții Nemira (Nemira Mountains).[2]

The planning for the Saint Nicholas-Copou Church [ro] in Iași was begun in February 1934 with the establishment of a building committee and selection of Ghica-Budești as architect. Various disputes over location delayed the onset of building until 1937 and the uncertainty leading up to World War II caused several work stoppages, but the building managed to secure financing in 1939 with the help of Nicolae Iorga.[6] Ghica-Budești died in 1943 in Bucharest.[1]

Written works

  • Mânăstirea Probota (cu G. Balș) Institutul de arte grafice Carol Göbl: Bucharest (1909) (Arta românească nr. 3)
  • Evoluția arhitecturii în Muntenia și Oltenia, I. Înrâuririle străine de la origine pâna la Neagoe Basarab, în Buletinul Comisiunii Monumentelor Istorice (BCMI) XX (1927), fasciculele 53–54, paginile 121–158
  • Evoluția arhitecturii în Muntenia și Oltenia, II. Vechiul stil românesc din veacul al XVI-lea, în BCMI, XXIII (1930), fasciculele 63–66
  • Evoluția arhitecturii în Muntenia și Oltenia, III. Veacul al XVII-Iea, în BCMI XXV (1932), fasciculele 71~74
  • Evoluția arhitecturii în Muntenia și Oltenia, IV. Noul stil din veacul al XVIII-lea, în BCMI, XXIX (1936), fasciculele 87–90

Photo gallery

  • Romanian National Peasant Museum
    Romanian National Peasant Museum
  • Romanian National Peasant Museum, Neo-Romanian style
    Romanian National Peasant Museum, Neo-Romanian style
  • Saint Basil the Great Cathedral, Bucharest
    Saint Basil the Great Cathedral, Bucharest
  • George and Marina Știrbei's Dărmănești manor
    George and Marina Știrbei's Dărmănești manor

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Teodora, Irimia. "Nicolae Ghika-Budeşti". Constructorii României (in Romanian). Iaşi, Romania: la Colegiul Naţional “Emil Racoviţă”. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Stan, Simina (25 July 2009). "Conacul familiei George Ştirbey de la Dărmăneşti" (in Romanian). Bucharest, Romania: Jurnalul. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Nicolae GHICA BUDEŞTI". Association pour la recherche sur la ville et l'habitat (in French). Paris, France: Association pour la recherche sur la ville et l'habitat. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. ^ (in Romanian) Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent at the Romanian Academy site
  5. . Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Nicolae Iorga și Biserica Sfântul Nicolae Copou" (in Romanian). Iași, Romania: Parohia Sfântul Nicolae Copou. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2015.