On the occasion of the national holiday, Miklós Kásler, Minister of Human Resources, and Bence Rétvári, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Human Resources, handed over the Hungarian Order of Merit on 15 March, The Master of Folk …
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Vedres György Prize 2020
In memory of the late Ybl Prize-winning architect György Vedres, who died in 1987, his widow founded the Vedres György Prize in 2013, which is awarded annually to an architect under the age of 40, whose high-quality design work …
125 years of the International Venice Biennale
Text: Mihály Medve
Photo: ASAC
Regarding the overall situation of wake of the global coronavirus epidemic, the Venice Biennale redesigned its current events. Roberto Cicutto Biennale director and co-curators described the series of events on their online press conference …
Body of Water Stretched Upward
Aquaticum Open-Air Baths, Debrecen
Architect: Péter Bordás
Text: Anett Mizsei
Photos: György Palkó, Anna Illés
Senior designer Péter Bordás and his fellow architects „folded” a refreshing experience into a spectacular box. Seen from a bird’s eye view, the sunbath-deck …
The Spirit of the Site
Millennary Széll Gate, Budapest
Architects: Mihály Kádár, Szilvia Könözsi
Text: Béla Nagy
Photos: Zsolt Hlinka
In Buda, on the premises of the former Ganz factory one ofthe most exciting parks of Budapest was created. The objective was to make …
Sophisticated Functionality
Indoor Stables and Riding School, Nyíregyháza
Architect: Dezső Ekler
Text: Tamás Kiss
Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky
Built after designs by Dezső Ekler, the stables and riding school in Nyíregyháza have an exterior showing a nice blend of traditional simplicity and …
Trianon 100
Memorial to the Mutual Belongingness of the Historic Regions of Hungary, Budapest
Architects: Balázs Zimay, Dániel Déry, Artúr Palotás
Landscape: Sándor Mohácsy
Text: Ádám Farkas
Photos: Tamás Wachsler
August 20th, 2020 will be the inauguration day of a new …
Successful revitalization
Conversion of a Hospital Site, Kaposvár
Architects: Ferenc Lőrincz Jr., Ádám Ligeti, Rita Balogh, László Pap
Text: Krisztina L. Balogh
Photos: Balázs Lőrincz, Alán Szekeres, Róbert Benke, Rómeo Pintér Dr.
The 2,7 hectare area starting to deteriorate into slums …
In the Sky, On the Ground
New Playgrounds in Budapest and by Lake Balaton
Designers: Gergely Hajdu-Nagy Gergely Dr., György Szloszjár, Viktor László
Text: Eszter Götz
An artificial universe, this man-made environment is a limited space used exclusively for recreation,where children can experience the freedom …
Mansion in Nyék
Vörösmarty Mihály Memorial Museum and Csajághy Laura Stage, Kápolnásnyék
Architect: Lajos Ónodi Szabó
Text: Sándor Csontó
Photos: Lajos Ónodi Szabó, Norbert Juhász
After 70 years, the simple mansion in Kápolnásnyék has evolved into a genuine memorial museum in …
Riding Hall and Communal Building, Felsőör
Architect: Ákos Eszenyi
Text: János Géczi
Photos: Csaba Molnár – Molnár Studio
On the periphery of Felsőörs, the northernmost village of the Hungarian Riviera, that is Lake Balaton, there is a single stable towering above its surroundings on a …
Touring At a Height
Foliage Educational Trail, Süttő-Tardos
Architect: Péter Szabó
Text: Mária Tatai
Photos: Balázs Danyi
The „air” trail of the Gerecse Hills nestles into its environment, almost disappearing in the forest, and its regular circle-shape is only outlined on closer inspect. …