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Restoration Project, Fasor Lutheran Church, Budapest Architects: Piroska Varga, Zoltán Berzsák Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: József Hajdú The church of the Reformed Parish of Budapest-Fasor was designed by Aladár Árkay in 1913. The condition of the structure has deteriorated considerably in recent decades, and its design deficiencies have become increasingly apparent meanwhile. Both these issues […]

Sisters of the Cross Centre, Budapest Architects: Katalin Csillag, Zsolt Gunther Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky In Buda’s Városmajor Street, this extraordinary building has stood on this site since 1847, its neo-Gothic style shining out from the streetscape of today. It was used as a residential building until 1994, when it became the property […]

Extension of the St Anthony’s Franciscan High School and College, Esztergom Architect: Robert Gutowski Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The new educational wing of the Franciscan High School and College of St. Anthony of Esztergom was completed in autumn, 2024. The building, which was designed by Gutowski Architects, follows the previous concept and forms […]

Interior renovation of the Reformed Church, Alsózsolca Architect, interior designer: Emese Bunyik Text: Rita Tuczai Photos: Gergely Gosztom Four years ago, the Reformed Congregation of Alsózsolca invited Emese Bunyik, an interior architect, to design the renovation of their church. The financial possibilities offered a framework for the client and the designer to try to make […]

Saint Gianna Chapel, Biatorbágy Architects: Miklós Dormán, Bálint Rigó Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Miklós Dormán The place of prayer in Biatorbágy, on Katalin Hill, is an eco-scientific building set in a rich natural environment, made of natural materials, a creation of human hands and spirit, which smoothly blends into the landscape. It radiates a perfect […]

Medieval Church Ruins Restorations Along the ROM Wanderer Programme Architects: Tamás Mezős, Bálint Kelemen Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Miklós Okrutay, ROM Wanderer Project Market Építő Ltd, one of Hungary’s leading construction companies, found this theme with a good sense of social engagement. It offered its own management and contractor skills to renovate one or two […]

Ghetto Memorial on Klauzál Square Architects: Levente Szabó, Balázs Biri, László Rátgéber Text: György Szegő Photos: Balázs Biri The ghetto memorial in the centrally positioned square in District VII in Budapest was designed by Hetedik Műterem (Seventh Studio). It reflects in a 21st-century style on the tragic events of the last surviving ghetto in Europe, […]

The Old Prague New Monastery Architect: Václav Hlavaček Text: György Szegő Photos: Tomáš Slavik Designed by the world-famous Slovenian architect Joze Plečnik, the reconstruction of the Hradžin in the 1920s was intended to represent the newborn state. This role as a symbol of national identity was maintained after World War II, and the new Second […]

Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Art Gallery, Community Space, Veszprém Architects: Zsolt Zsuffa, László Kalmár Text: György Szegő Photos: Marietta Varga Built at the foot of the castle rock in Veszprém, in a landscape setting resembling Tuscany, this complex was completed at the end of 2023, in September, when Veszprém-Balaton was a European Capital of Culture. Although […]

Richter Centre, Budapest Architects: Gábor Zoboki, András Csiszér, Éva Oláh, Judit Besey, Arian Choroomi Text: Anna Zöldi Photos: Dániel Dömölky Gedeon Richter, the founder of the Hungarian pharmaceutical industry, has done an incredible amount of work to establish, develop and also to make the Hungarian pharmaceutical industry famous worldwide. Today, Richter is one of the […]

Bem Center Office Building, Hotel Kimpton Bem, Budapest Architects: Katalin Csillag, Zsolt Gunther Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The Radetzky barracks’ eventful history is a perfect example of how to find the suitable investors, financial support and dedicated architects who respect the building for a well-chosen new function. The recent reconstruction of the dilapidated […]

Liget Center Auditorium, Former MÉMOSZ Headquarters, Budapest Architects: Zoltán Király, Zoltán Bozsik Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: György Palkó As the zeitgeist continues to change steadily, so does our perception of the values of buildings that fit well into the currents of contemporary architecture. One of the iconic monuments of Hungarian architectural history after World War […]