Pesti Vigadó, 16. 12. 2024. Since 2023, Károly Kós’s birthday, 16 December, has been officially the Hungarian Architecture Day, and the most prestigious state architectural awards are presented on this occasion. The most prestigious Hungarian architectural recognition, the Károly Kós Lifetime Achievement Award, which was established in 2023, was presented to István Ferencz, Kossuth Prize-winning […]
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Budapest Architectural Excellence Award 2024
FUGA, 05.12.2024. On December 5th, the results of the Budapest Architectural Award 2024 competition were announced and the awards were then presented at the FUGA. The aim of this competition is to recognise and publicise the most outstanding works of architecture that shape the cityscape. Of the 18 entries received for the 2024 competition, the […]
Iván Kotsis Award 2023: Péter Kovács DLA
This recognition awarded by the Association of Hungarian Architects is a „fair-play prize” of professionals symbolizing the approach authenticated also by the oeuvre of the denominator with his pursue of his vocation with the modesty of an architect based on ethics. Besides, it is also an appreciation of high-standard education. At the awards ceremony held […]
Silver Carpenter’s Pencil Award 2024
The Silver Carpenter’s Pencil Award was founded in 2010 by the Foundation for the Hungarian Arts, at the initiative of architects Attila Komjáthy and his wife, Ilona Komjáthyné Kremnicsán. The recognition makes the press work for Hungarian architecture visible to the general public. It is awarded for quality journalistic activity appearing in printed or electronic […]
What Lake Balaton Means for Me
Holiday Visitors’ Centre, Balatonfüred Architects: László Herczeg, Tamás Vörös DLA Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Tamás Fenes Gaining fame as the Esterházy Mansion in Balatonfüred, the history of the former holiday home dates from the late 18th century to the 1960s. The L-shaped building, built in 1782 in its first phase, was still a single-floor structure, […]
The Authenticity of the Site
Reconstruction of Wenckheim Castle, Szabadkígyós Architects: Csaba Balogh, Ágnes Deigner, Levente Sirokai, Péter Sónicz Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Levente Sirokai After the Wenckheim-Almásy Castle in Gyula, the Wenckheim Castle in Szabadkígyós became a place of arrival for both the family who built it and the architectural firm that managed the reconstruction. For Krisztina and Frigyes […]
Our Past Glory
Reconstruction of Tisza Castle, Geszt Architects: András Katona, András Zakariás, Tamás Zakariás Text: Eszter Götz, Domonkos Wettstein Photos: Balázs Danyi It took nine years of comprehensive development within the framework of the National Castle Programme to open the Tisza Castle in Geszt, the ancient home of the Tisza family, in the summer of 2024, after […]
Disciplined Play
Calvinist Kindergartens, Gyömrő, Dunaharaszti, Mándok Architect: Dezső Ekler Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky In the shadow of the pandemic, several plans for Calvinist kindergartens were completed almost simultaneously in Dezső Ekler’s office to be built by autumn 2022. The kindergartens planned for various municipalities in the country are just like brothers and sisters. Their […]
Chirping
Madárhegyi Kindergarten, Budapest Architects: Csaba Nagy, Károly Pólus Text: Marcell Szuhanyik Photos: Balázs Danyi Located in Budapest, Madárhegy has been an area earmarked for development for several decades, and the expansion of family life in the early 2000s, which was at its peak then, prompted people to move to the agglomeration. Newly built condominiums now […]
Clara et Distincta
TRUMPF Hungary Office building and showroom in Gödöllő Architecture: Barkow Leibinger Gesellschaft von Architekten, Óbuda Group Text: Mária Tatai Photos: Tamás Török / Topogram Based in Ditzingen, the German company, which has become international during its 100 years of existence, has been present in Hungary since 2013. Opened last year, its headquarters in Gödöllő’s Industrial […]
Boundless Inside and Out
GREE Office Building, Szarvas Architects: Zoltán Király, Zoltán Bozsik Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Attila Gulyás The GREE office building in Szarvas will house an additional branch of the tertiary sector and blend in with the architectural achievements of the Budapest office development previously planned by the firm, whilst not overriding its natural surroundings but blending […]
Austria Builder’s Prize 2024
Bauherrenpreis, Architektur in Ringturm, 2024. 12.04. –2025. 03. 07. Text: György Szegő Photos: Vienna Insurance Group The Architektur in Ringturm in Vienna presents the annual Austrian architectural production in the form of an exhibition and a publication. In 2024, 23 out of 119 registered entries were nominated for the Bauherrenpreis, with the involvement of regional […]