On the initiative of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, the Hungarian Parliament established the Artist of the Nation Award, now the most prestigious Hungarian artistic award, to honour the personal achievements of outstanding representatives of the Hungarian artistic life and to ensure their dignified living conditions. In 2024, Attila Ferenczfy-Kovács, architect, interior designer and visual […]
“To collect the scattered stones”
Kós Károly Conference at the Vigadó in Pest On the occasion of the Hungarian Architecture Day, the Hungarian Museum of Architecture and Monument Documentation Centre (MÉM MDK) organises a Kós Károly Conference on on 13 December 2024 at the Makovecz Hall of the Pesti Vigadó.
Media Architecture Awards 2024
Text and photos: Építészfórum For the 20th time, this year the most outstanding architectural works of the year were recognised at the Media Architecture Awards Gala, held on November 8th in Uránia National Film Theatre. Nearly 200 works were shortlisted for the 2024 competition. This year, a total of 76 buildings, 89 plans and 30 […]
World Architecture Day 2024
Text and photo: Association of Hungarian Architects On 7 October, the Association of Hungarian Architects celebrated the World Architecture Day. To mark the occasion, the House of Architects presented a full day of events including press breakfast, architectural exhibition, international conference and Pecha Kucha Night.
The Architectural Advisory Board Established
The inaugural meeting of the Architectural Advisory Board was held on the 10th of July, 2024, with distinguished members of the profession assisting the Ministry of Construction and Transport. The Ministry of Construction and Transport has invited Kossuth Prize-winning architects to participate in the activities of the Architectural Advisory Board. The Board is scheduled to […]
State Awards on August 20th
On the occasion of the celebration of the founding of the Hungarian State, prestigious state awards were traditionally presented this year to professionals in the field of culture. Amongst the representatives of the architectural profession, Dr. Anthony John Gall, Ybl Miklós Ybl Prize-winning architect, architectural historian, professor, dean of the Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture […]
National Conference of Chief Architects 2024
Berekfürdő, 2024. 11-13. This year’s National Conference of Chief Architects in Berekfürdő was a huge success. The first day was spent getting to know the town and its surroundings, followed by a series of lectures and sessions. Traditionally, the annual conference is the venue for the preentation of the award of the Chief Architect of […]
Awards of the Architectural Section of the Hungarian Academy of Arts
Pesti Vigadó, September 25th Text and photos: Hungarian Academy of Arts This year again, the Hungarian Academy of Arts awarded prizes to outstanding personalities of Hungarian intellectual life, who have presented a unique oeuvre in the field of art, art theory, art organisation and/or art administration. Each year, the sections award prestigious prizes to two […]
The Community of Architects and the Association of Hungarian Architects
Text: Csaba Nagy The Association of Hungarian Architects, with more than 120 years of historical tradition, has operated under very different and changing social conditions and architectural values, with a smaller and more renewed board and organisation. Each age brings different challenges and opportunities. Today, the aim is to work together, to understand and help […]
Csonka Pál Award 2024
Architects House, 11. 07. Founded by the Association of Hungarian Architects in 1988, the award commemorates Pál Csonka, who was considered an internationally renowned scientist and teacher of several generations of architects. The award is intended to recognize the creative cooperation of architects and structural designers (constructors). The prize can be awarded in the creative […]
Annual General Meeting of the Association of Hungarian Architects
House of Architects, 27 May Text and photos: Association of Hungarian Architects The annual general meeting of the the Association of Hungarian Architects was held on 27 May at the House of Architects, where András Krizsán, outgoing president, gave a ceremonial introduction. Afterwards he listed in detail the activities of MÉSZ 2023, both national and […]
Local Value
3rd National Salon of Architecture, Kunsthalle Budapest Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: György Dénes The title of Chief Curator of the 3rd National Salon of Architecture was awarded to Eszter Dénes, architect and architectural writer, in a competition organised by the MMA. The basic concept of the exhibition is to present the materials in four rooms, […]