The design of the National Theatre of Albania Design: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) Text: Eszter Götz Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has redesigned a replacement for the National Theatre of Albania that will include three indoor performance spaces, a rooftop amphitheatre and a public space underneath the building. The 9,300 sq m venue is located in […]
One who is faithful in small details…
The Recreation of the Neologue Synagogue and Žilina-Záriečie, Žilina Architects: Peter Behrens (1931), Martin Jancok (2017) Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky, Vanda Bujnovszky, Bálint Botzheim The reconstruction of the New Synagogue in Zsolna and the Stanica Žilina-Záriečie culture centre was initiated and managed by a local cultural association founded by civilians starting from finding […]
The New Gate of Füred
Balatonfüred, Railway Station and Casticum Square Architect: Tamás Gyarmati Text: János Géczi Photos: Balázs Danyi Opened to the public in 1972, the railway station in Balatonfüred is a work by György Kővári. Its most characteristic feature is that it is a counterpart of the Southern railway station in Budapest, designed by the same famous architect. […]
An Authentic Reconstruction
Restoring the railway station complex in Békéscsaba Architect: Erzsébet B. Terbe, Szabolcs Bánszky Text: Péter Garai Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The railway gate of Békéscsaba has been restored to its original design after having stood in an incomplete and fragmentary condition for several decades. On October 25th, 1858 the very first train arrived in front of […]
Freespace
16th International Architecture Biennale, Venice May 26th – November 25th 2018 Text: György Szegő Photos: Hanna Szegő, Norbert Hartyányi „Freespace”, which is this year’s slogan published by Yvonne Farell and Shelley McNamara Irish architects/curators, may be translated in more than one way, but its progressive contents has been on the air for more than a […]
From Another Perspective
Master of Light Award 2017 Text: Krisztina Somogyi In 2015, which was the Year of Light, professionals specialized in lighting technology made the decision to start a new award. Since then, the contest has been organized three times with great success. The initiative was realized by Lisys Project. Besides the main award with the title […]
Lisys-Project
Decorative Urban Lighting The name Lisys-Project has been a synonym of high-quality decorative urban lighting and the innovative way of thinking associated with it for a long time. Designing creative lighting adapted to the people living in the area, the innovative concepts realized with accuracy and professionalism in exterior and interior lighting is not work […]
Light Sphere – Live Image Company
Master of Light Award of Associated Arts Ceremony 2018 Concept and realization: Zsófia Bérczi Text: György Szegő Photos: Élőkép Színház The ceremony of Master of Light awards hosted a performance by Live Image Company. The spectacle-oriented production is difficult to define in terms of genres, as it is a performance blending poetic texts, composed of […]
Open Formation
National University of Public Service, Training Building, Budapest Architects: József Finta, Tamás János Szabó, Zoltán Kulcsár Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: György Palkó The new training building of the National University of Public Service has been inaugurated as part of a complex scheme of campus development. As the new buildings surround the park now like a […]
Parallel Stories
Reviving St Martin of Tours Parish Church Architects: Tamás Berecz, Attila Batári Text: Levente Szabó Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Architect István Szabó designed his well-known churches at the end of his career, during his retirement years, but he had become part of the Hungarian canon as a recognized character as an architect, furniture designer and artist […]
Perspective, Arch, Tale and Perspective
Clark Hotel, Budapest Architect: Anthony Gall Text: Krisztina Somogyi Photos: József Hajdú, Tamás Bujnovszky Opened to the public in March, Hotel Clark Budapest makes it difficult for us to imagine that for more than 70 years there had been firewalls on the site we have a view of from the rooms overlooking the Danube. The […]
One-Night Stand
Ibis Styles Budapest Airport Hotel, Ferihegy Architect: László Szerdahelyi Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky After waiting for it for a decade, the airport in Ferihegy at last was given a hotel. It was not built in the city, or but at the junction by Határ Road, but on the site, near the mass of […]