Architects Awarded Ybl, Kossuth and Széchenyi Prizes
Traditionally, the most prestigious professional recognition of architects, the Ybl Prize is awarded on March 15th, our national holiday. This year another two high-standard recognitions went to representatives of Hungarian contemporary architecture. …
House of Architects, 5 March, Budapest
Text: Tibor Fátyol
The UIA II region meeting took place in Budapest, Hungary on 5th of March 2020. It was hosted by the Association of Hungarian Architects (AHA) in its headquarter in Budapest. …
The Transmitter
Text: György Szegő
György Fekete, who passed away in April 2020, was an interior architect and designer as well as a culture politician was a key figure. as he defined himself: a „culture tactician”. It would be …
The Architect of Sensitive Modernism
Text: Miklós Sulyok
Gábor Turányi, an outstanding master of contemporary Hungarian architecture, graduated in the mid-1970s from the Technical University of Budapest, where the already empty trends of Modernist architecture and the strict budgetary measures …
Text: György Szegő
József Scherer, an applied artist, designer, university professor, a key figure in Hungarian design, Ferenczy-Noémi Prize winner and András Dózsa Farkas Prize winner, a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, died on May 2. …
The Workshop and Rehearsal Centre of the Hungarian State Opera and Erkel Theatre, Kőbánya
Architect: Miklós Marosi
Text: Eszter Götz
Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky
Opened in 1884, the Opera House has been looking for a suitable venue ever since to permanently house the …
The Rehab Scheme of Ligeti Mansion, Budapest
Architect: Gábor Zombor
Text: Éva Lovra
Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky
The studio and holiday home of Miklós Ligeti sculptor was built in 1905–1906 after designs by architects Zoltán Bálint and Lajos Jámbor at …
Minor Market, Wekerle Housing Estate
Architects: András Füzes, Péter Tóth DLA
Text: Ferenc Salamin
Photos: Zsófia Jurassza
Completed in 2019, the Minor market has a history starting 12 years ago with an architectural tender on the iconic Wekerle housing …
Kadarka Street Kindergarten, Budapest
Text: Szilvia Molnár
Architecture and photos: György Dénes
At the beginning of the year, the sunny, modern Kadarka Street Kindergarten was handed over 100 children and 20 kindergarten workers in the garden-town part of the …
Dezső Gyarmati Swimming-Pool, Budapest
Architects: Kis Péter, Varga Béla
Text: Kiss Tamás
Photos: Batár Zsolt
The new swimming-pool named after Dezső Gyarmati offers the venue and chance to local city-dwellers to do everyday exercise, whilst also meeting the needs …
Sports And Events Ship, Budapest
Architects: Marcel Ferencz, György Détári
Text: Bálint Botzheim
Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky
The headquarters of the Hungarian Kayak and Canoe Association had been used for a long time as a boat house as …
The Revitalization of the Quay of Prague
Architect: Petr Janda
Text: Györg Szegő
The city of Prague made a decision about the revitalization of the quay section named Naplavka located appr. 4 kilometres away from the “Dancing House” designed …