[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[3] and Wallachian elements.
Ghika-Budești's style is "unmistakable", utilizing horseshoe arches, Gothic windows and door frames, glazed ceramic tiles, in green shades offsetting the red brick and neutral stone.
[1] He designed and constructed the Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român (Romanian National Peasant Museum)[3] between 1912 and 1939,[1] added a new wing to the University of Bucharest in a collaboration with A. Baucher between 1928 and 1930, built Cuțitul de Argint Church, Saint Basil the Great Cathedral at No.
He also designed and built the Saint Nicholas-Copou Church [ro] in Iași, the high school at Râmnicu Vâlcea (now Alexandru Lahovari National College), and Vasile Alecsandri's Mausoleum in Mircești.
Red brick and simple stone decorations in a silhouette reminiscent of bell towers lend the structure the appearance of a monastery.
The most stunning elements are the hardwood staircase, a massive stone fireplace, and the open terrace overlooking the Nemira Mountains [ro].
[2] The planning for the Saint Nicholas-Copou Church in Iași was begun in February 1934 with the establishment of a building committee and selection of Ghica-Budești as architect.