Text and photo: Association of Hungarian Architects On 7 October, the Association of Hungarian Architects celebrated the World Architecture Day. To mark the occasion, the House of Architects presented a full day of events including press breakfast, architectural exhibition, international conference and Pecha Kucha Night.
Architecture for All
The Architectural Advisory Board Established
The inaugural meeting of the Architectural Advisory Board was held on the 10th of July, 2024, with distinguished members of the profession assisting the Ministry of Construction and Transport. The Ministry of Construction and Transport has invited Kossuth Prize-winning architects to participate in the activities of the Architectural Advisory Board. The Board is scheduled to […]
State Awards on August 20th
On the occasion of the celebration of the founding of the Hungarian State, prestigious state awards were traditionally presented this year to professionals in the field of culture. Amongst the representatives of the architectural profession, Dr. Anthony John Gall, Ybl Miklós Ybl Prize-winning architect, architectural historian, professor, dean of the Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture […]
National Conference of Chief Architects 2024
Berekfürdő, 2024. 11-13. This year’s National Conference of Chief Architects in Berekfürdő was a huge success. The first day was spent getting to know the town and its surroundings, followed by a series of lectures and sessions. Traditionally, the annual conference is the venue for the preentation of the award of the Chief Architect of […]
Awards of the Architectural Section of the Hungarian Academy of Arts
Pesti Vigadó, September 25th Text and photos: Hungarian Academy of Arts This year again, the Hungarian Academy of Arts awarded prizes to outstanding personalities of Hungarian intellectual life, who have presented a unique oeuvre in the field of art, art theory, art organisation and/or art administration. Each year, the sections award prestigious prizes to two […]
No Frills
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 […]
New Life for k.u.k. Barracks
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 […]
Timeless Geometry
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 […]
The Basis of the Future
Scientific Data Analysis Methodology Centre and Archives Open Research Data Resource Centre, Miskolc Architect: Péter Puskás Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Tibor Zsitva Establishing the Scientific Data Analysis Methodology Centre and the Open Research Data Resource Centre at the University of Miskolc, a state-of-the-art knowledge centre of European standards and an associated library and archive base […]
Educating Spaces
Fenyves Parkváros Educational Centre, Érd Architect: Tamás Karácsony Text: Éva Bedecs-Varga Photos: Norbert Juhász Thanks to an earlier cooperation, in 2016 the Municipality of Érd entrusted the Department of Public Space Designs of the Faculty of Architecture at the Budapest Technical University with the design schemes of two primary schools, one of which, Fenyves Parkváros […]
Space under the Roof
Local Farmers’ Market, Bercel Architects: Zoltán Kovács, Nóra Ostoróczky Text: Norbert Szilágyi Photos: Balázs Danyi In the summer of 2020, the Municipality of Bercel commissioned the designers of the project to create a new market place that would adjust to both the scales and architectural character of the village whilst also providing a venue for […]
An Iceberg bored into the Sand
Interactive Animal Show of the Ice Age, Nyíregyháza Zoo Architect: Attila Gáva Text: Kristóf Mánya Photos: Zsolt Hlinka Most of the buildings belonging to the Nyíregyháza Zoo Park were designed by Gáva with his architectural firm Gav-Art Studio. Over the years he has acquired a unique expertise in the genre. His architectural team won the […]