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Introduction · 2. Ybl Conference at the Ybl Miklós Ybl Faculty of Civil Engineering, Óbuda University, 17th May 2024.
On May 12, 2023, the Miklós Ybl Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Óbuda organised its first comprehensive professional conference for architects, titled 1st Ybl Conference on the Built Environment, with the motto “The Potential of Challenge, Value in Change”. Idea of the conference was conceived and the event was organized by Dr. […]
Patterns in Space and Time
Text: Péter Sugár With the dominance of digital imagery, ornamentation has re-emerged and spread widely in the architectural scene after the „Modern” period, that is roughly since the turn of the millennia. Ornamentation has traditionally been identified with the associated decorative arts, which is rightly so. But its geometric structural systems have a significance and […]
About Colour Education in Architecture — Slightly Differently
Polychromatic colour harmony mixing based on the logic of the golden ratio, the Fibonacci number line Text and figures: Gábor Tari This paper is a report on several decades of teaching experience gained at various universities, accompanied with the presentation of guiding illustrative materials and the best students’ works produced meanwhile, as well as the […]
Biophilia?
Text: Marcell Szuhanyik In the last hundred years we’ve come a long way from the vernacular, the experience-based architectural solutions. New wave of materials, pre-fab thinking and printing architecture are all technological novelties, which are now entailed by researches concerning human well-being in such spaces. Biophilia is the scientific attitude behind these researches – an […]
Social Impact Hackathon
The „Symbio” Project Text: Diana Borisenko, Hieu Vo, Anna Kiss, Márk Márton, Áron Móricz The aim of the project presented in this paper was to develop a solution that makes use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to create a sustainable city, with a focus on promoting a greener and more sustainable future for […]
The Community of Architects and the Association of Hungarian Architects
Text: Csaba Nagy The Association of Hungarian Architects, with more than 120 years of historical tradition, has operated under very different and changing social conditions and architectural values, with a smaller and more renewed board and organisation. Each age brings different challenges and opportunities. Today, the aim is to work together, to understand and help […]
Csonka Pál Award 2024
Architects House, 11. 07. Founded by the Association of Hungarian Architects in 1988, the award commemorates Pál Csonka, who was considered an internationally renowned scientist and teacher of several generations of architects. The award is intended to recognize the creative cooperation of architects and structural designers (constructors). The prize can be awarded in the creative […]
Icy Sights
Alba Arena, Székesfehérvár Architects: Mihály Balázs, Tamás Attila Tarnóczky Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Mihály Balázs, Balázs Danyi, György Palkó The Alba Arena in Székesfehérvár, which was inaugurated in April, has not only become the local ice hockey stronghold, but also an icon of the city by now. It can host more than 20 types of […]
Dome-Shaped House
Balatonfüred Congress Centre Architect: Zoltán Tima Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky On the site of the former market of Balatonfüred, the local government, which is seriously concerned with the development of the town, has had a Congress Centre built suited for a variety of events. The location is an ideal one, being close to […]
Historical patterns in new layers of urban morphology
Renewal of a downtown block, Balatonfüred Architect: Tamás Varga Text: Domonkos Wettstein Photos: Tamás Varga, Antal Szentendrei An urban block is rare in urban development in Hungary of a city centre integrating building units and functions of various characters. In Balatonfüred, however, a planned urban renewal programme has been in place for almost two decades. […]
Exemplary Solution
Lauder Javne School Extension, Budapest Architect: Zoltán Király Text: Gabriella Uhl Photos: György Palkó The Lauder Javne School was launched in 1990 within the expanded education system, and in 1996 Csaba Virág and Judit Z. Halmágyi designed the school building in the hilly, wooded area of Budakeszi út. Described as a post-modern style design, the […]