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 […]
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“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 […]
Even Larger Than The Church
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 […]
Island of the Soul
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 […]
Bold Dynamics
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 […]
Old and New Colours of Devotion
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 […]
Addressing Silence
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 […]
Stone on Stone
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 […]
Collective Intellectual Commemoration
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, […]
Neo-Gothic Reconstruction in Hradžin
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 […]
Cultural Centre Orchestrating a City
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 […]