Forty years ago, the community of architects who value organic thinking made their first appearance in Hungary at the exhibition entitled Hungarian Living Architecture. The ideas formulated by Imre Makovecz and the essence of the exhibitors' works are perhaps even more relevant today. The strengthening of impersonal intelligence, the disintegration of communities, the violence of financial power, and the global cultural substitute striving for hegemony make life even more questionable for people today. The multitude of living architecture practitioners in our country also show the world an alternative, a possibility for a more human life, continuing to connect heaven and earth, the male and female principles, searching for the divine in man, sensing the hidden behind the visible. Organic thinking and architecture strive to continue nature and aim to be an organic continuation of a culture based on ancient roots, the symbol system of folk art, and traditional thinking.
At the ceremonial opening of the exhibition at Vigadó, Attila Turi, President of HAA quoted the idea of ​​the public body's eternal honorary president, Imre Makovecz in his welcoming speech: "The architect is a servant of the divine plan, with his works he attempts to designate the possible path of man. He must elevate himself and his companions towards angelic existence..."
"Forty years ago, at the Hungexpo exhibition the community of architects who profess organic thinking and approach first introduced themselves. Imre Makovecz, an outstanding and program-forming Hungarian architect of the second half of the 20th century, organized this event in the spirit of founding the movement and creating a network of workshops," said Attila Turi in his speech.