The Architekturzentrum Wien writes architectural (hi)stories: ‘Soviet Modernism 1955 – 1991. Unknown Stories’ explores, for the first time comprehensively, the architecture of the non-Russian Soviet republics completed between the late 1950s and the end of the USSR in 1991. The research and exhibition project shifts the Russian-dominated perspective…
The night not only governs the rhythm of life of all living creatures, surrounding their sleep, but it also is a mysterious breeding ground for man’s creativity and imagination. Whether a demonic realm of shades, a cosy haven, or a brightly illuminated reflection of itself: numerous artists and scientists of various disciplines have been dealing with the night…
The booklet listed sixty major reconstruction work from Pest and Nógrád County. Twenty large-scale or partial restoration offers detailed informations about the circumstances of the restoration, the history of the buildings and the cultural and historical significance of the projects. The priority projects include the Hospital in Vác…
This exhibition portrays the life of outstanding architect Maciej Nowicki and sheds new light on his creative output. The exhibits include original and facsimile documents acquired from international archives and from private collections in America, India and Poland, as well as photographs and drawings that offer telling insights into Nowicki’s constructions and design plans.
Mihály Mőcsényi is a prominent character and professor honoured as a „living legend” of Hungarian and international landscape architecture. As an emblematic figure of 20th century European landscape architecture he received Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe’s Award from the IFLA Executive Council at the conference held in in Cape Town in September 2012.
It is a method accepted all over Europe to guarentee conditions for the preservation of protected vernacular buildings either in the context of (open-air) museums or in their own environment in line with their original functionality and character and to encourage using them possibly „in situ”. But who is going to and – more importantly – who is able to maintain…
Student contest for the renovation of the inner facade of the Király Street 15 building (lot number: 34184), a former ghetto fence. As the property of Budapest 7th District it was renovated by the KÖH (National Office for Cultural Heritage) and authenticated by the ÓVÁS! Society. Organizers: KultUnio and Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre
According to the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Hungarian architect Miklós Ybl, the Hungarian Academy of Science, the Budapest City Archives, the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, in cooperation with the Gyula Forster National Heritage Services Center – Architectural Museum and Hild-Ybl Foundation organize scientific conference.
József Finta: My Temples
Pest County Hall, Chapel Room
Budapest
20. 02. – 24. 03. 2013
International Student Competition in Architectural Design
Topic: Architecture in Transformations
Sub -Topic: The Disappearance of Architecture
Registration Start Time:February 20,2013
Deadline for Registration: June 30, 2013
Kepes Institute, Eger
Opening: 9th March 2013
Opening speech by Ágnes Konkoly, art historian
Curators: László Erdész, Ágnes Konkoly
Location: Kepes Institiute, Eger
Eszter Módosi Szmuk (1938-2012)
HAP Gallery, Budapest, 05. 03. – 29. 03. 2013
Eszter Módosi Szmuk was born in 1938. In 1962 she graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Since 1973 she lived and worked in Germany.