Kovács Ferenc

In Memoriam

30 May 2026
In Memoriam

Kovács Ferenc

1958 – 2022
Architect · Entrepreneur · Family man
Where he came from
The village he came from — two honest parents and his own will
1958 · Pányok
Where he came from
The boy who broke out with no example to follow
1958 · Pányok
The beginning
The young engineer — Borsod Coal Mines
the work of two hands
The beginning
The early career years
the work of two hands
The beginning
The house he built with his own hands — Sajószentpéter
the work of two hands
The beginning
Evenings at the drawing board — until 2 a.m., for others
the work of two hands
Architect · Entrepreneur · Family man
The pioneer
The first premises — a business after the regime change
two decades ahead of his time
The pioneer
The early construction business
two decades ahead of his time
The pioneer
Germany — back and forth twice a week
two decades ahead of his time
The pioneer
The first development of his own — built for himself
two decades ahead of his time
Prima Primissima
Construction Entrepreneur of the Year — the profession’s recognition
2015
Two of us on one track
He saw it first: I’m a civil engineer, not an architect
my graduation
Two of us on one track
From 2010 we worked together
Completed projects
Bodóterasz Residences
Completed projects
Hotel Atlantis
Completed projects
Hotel Aurora
What I learned from him
Honour is not for sale.
I’m here. I take responsibility.
They can take anything from you in life — but not your knowledge and your work ethic.
Back to Pányok
Church elder, honorary citizen — for the village, to the end
Honorary citizen of Pányok
Back to Pányok
Church elder, honorary citizen — for the village, to the end
Honorary citizen of Pányok
Architect · Entrepreneur · Family man
What remains
With Erzsébet — met 1983, married 1985
family
What remains
The early years
family
What remains
The young family — Kazincbarcika
family
What remains
Pig-slaughter in Pányok — weekends at the family house
What remains
The grandchildren he always welcomed with a hug
family
What remains
As a grandfather
family
What remains
Among the grandchildren
family
What remains
Travels, memories — and so much more
2016 · Bordeaux
Hungary–Austria 2–0 — the first in 44 years
what we gather is what remains
2016 · Bordeaux
The last match we watched together
what we gather is what remains
Bodóterasz
The last project we did together — but I finished it.
Whatever happens — we’ll solve it.
1958 – 2022. december 31.
He was the number-one driver, I was the second.
But the team counted on me, so I drove on.