The City of Copenhagen wants to become the first carbon neutral capital in the world by 2025. And Copenhagen is already well on its way. Providing the city with integrated transportation systems has reduced traffic congestion and pollution to levels that are extremely low compared to many other big cities. One indication of this is that the number of…
Architect Ľudovít Oelschläger (1896–1984), a native of Košice, studied architecture in Budapest. After graduation he gained practical experience at architectural offices in Berlin, Munich and Stuttgart. In 1924 he returned to Košice. Apart from his native town, his works can also be seen in other towns in Slovakia and Sub-Carpathian Ruthenia.
As part of the TÁMOP-4.1.2.A/1-11/1-2011-0055 project the Department of Residential Buildings of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics will publish new digital learning materials on their website – digitalistananyagok.tumblr.com – in January 2014 in the following topics: Dwelling houses, Family houses…
The Pro Architectura prize is awarded as a prestigious official recognition by the ministry for outstanding architectural achievements of architects and designers. This year’s Pro Architectura prizes are ceremoniously handed over by dr. Sándor Pintér, Minister of Interior in the marble hall of the Ministry. In 2013 those buildings are awarded that have given…
The expositives below are unusual in our periodical, as they present a new building and a current event in a different way than usual. At the end of September an exhibition was opened in the Kepes Centre, Eger, documenting the activities of Dezső Ekler as an architect. And within a short time a complex of several buildings on Somló Hill designed by him…
As the competition titled Liget Budapest inviting architectural ideas has come to an end, we have now the winning designs, and quite a few concepts that have been purchased too. After a longish prelude, and a lot of professional and political debates as well as non-professional discussions, the concept of the Museum District has come…
One of the most extensive rust zones of Budapest, Rákosrendező depot railway station covers almost 100 hectares. This diploma design treats the revitalisation project of its communication routes in a generous way. Worked out as a concept of open-space architecture, it focussed on a 50 hectare part of the former railway zone bordered by a stream…
Recently inaugurated, the building of Esterházy Mansion Etyek is an exciting experiment of reinterpreting local traditions and embedding them into contemporary context. The atmosphere of the Öreg-hegy („Old Hill”) region in Etyek is dominated by the tiny press-houses hiding among vineyards. The new building reflects the scale typical of its environment…
This mansion in Balatonfüred may as well be regarded as an exemplary design truly reflecting the approach of an architect ambitioning to deal with traditions. Deeply cut into the original steep line of the terrain, the site for the building also permitted to have a two-storey elevation facing south. A composition reflecting the understanding…
Museo delle Scienze, or MUSE, is the new museum by Renzo Piano opened at the end of July in Trento. It became popular right then amongst locals by its nickname it received from its creators. The museum was built on the former and abandoned premises of Michelin in line with the development plans of the Trentino region driven by the ambition to…
Culture and economy were the keywords of the nationwide competition published in Italy for winning the title European Cultural Capital 2019. South Tirol submitted a joint application with venice and the northern Italian region for the call targeted to address the widest public possible, Bridging over regions, this competition regards versatility…
Concerning the history of the Unger and Magyar families and its members who were excellent architects, the former Monarchy provides data about the educational history of the Nyolcak („Eights”) in the present-day Carpathian Basin. A descendant of this family, architect Antal Magyar bought a piece of land near Hercegnovi, on the outskirts…