What Will the New Building Law Be Like?

Interview with Regő Lánszki, State Secretary for Architecture, the Ministry of Construction and Transport The new Building Law, which will soon be submitted to the Hungarian Parliament, will bring new opportunities for Hungarian architecture, simplify administration, guarantee quality and planning, and will also set out the most important principles of the new law: the incorporation […]

World Architecture Day 2023

House of Architects, 2 October Text and photos: MÉSZ In 1998, the International Union of Architects (UIA) declared the first Monday in October as World Architects’ Day to raise awareness of the role of architecture in shaping the human environment. This year, on 2 October, following a long-standing tradition, the Association of Hungarian Architects celebrated […]

Pál Csonka Medal 2023: Sou Fujimoto, Bence Varga, Balázs Puskás

Text and photos: MÉSZ On 23 September, this year’s Pál Csonka Medal was awarded at a ceremony in the Hungarian House of Music to Sou Fujimoto, the Japanese designer of the building who has already won several awards in the Hungarian and international architectural scene, as well as his two Hungarian colleagues, Bence Varga and […]

National Conference of Chief Architects

Veszprém, 13–15, September Veszprém, the city of the queens and the European Capital of Culture 2023, hosted the XXVII National Conference of Chief Architects 2023 from 13 to 15 September. The conference was organised jointly by the National College of Architects and the Municipality of Veszprém in the ActiCity Dance and Movement Centre. Discussions and […]

Awards of the MMA Section of Architecture

Pesti Vigadó, September 18th Text and photos: MMA This year the Hungarian Academy of Arts once again awarded outstanding figures of intellectual life in Hungary, who have shown a unique oeuvre in the field of art, art theory, art organisation and art administration. Each year each section of the Academy awards prizes to two or […]

Everyday Parametricism

Ányos Jedlik High School, Budapest Architecture: RMG Atelier, bim.Group Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: György Palkó Not far from the centre of Csepel, in the heart of the residential area, stands another example of Hungarian parametric architecture, the newly renovated Ányos Jedlik High School. The old building and the newly completed extension, which is a legacy […]

Renewed with Expert Hands

Extension and Renovation of Lajos Lóczy Grammar-School, Balatonfüred Architect: Tamás Varga Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Antal Szentendrei In 1960, architect István Márton built the 8-classroom, atrium gymnasium as his very first independent work of architecture, the designer of which was awarded the Ybl Prize in 1965. Nearly three generations is a very long time in […]

From Symbol to Harmony

Conversion of King St Stephen School, Budapest Architect: Lőrinc Csernyus Text: Balázs Váradi Photos: Bence Csernyus Functioning as a party centre for a long time, this complex in Zugló turned into a music school in 1994. In the mid-1990s, a gym was also added to the building, and for almost two decades there had been […]