Monument restoration in Pest County The booklet listed 46 major reconstruction work from Pest 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.
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The World of Isay Weinfeld Az Wien, 18 December 2014 – 23 February 2015 Isay Weinfeld is not only among the most sought-after contemporary Brazilian architects but is also successful in the areas of exhibition design, stage set, furniture and object design and, in particular, as a film-maker. Like no-one else he has succeeded in […]
From Sade to Duchamp
Two Exhibitions in Paris Sade. Attacking the Sun Musée d’Orsay, Paris, 14 October 2014 – 25 January 2015 Donatien Alphonse François de Sade (1740–1814) completely transformed the history of both literature and the arts, first as an underground writer, and later by becoming a veritable legend in his lifetime. The Divin Marquis’s work is a […]
Viollet-le-Duc, Visionary Archaeologist
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, 20 November 2014 – 9 March 2015 On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879), this retrospective exhibition presents the unique work of this great architect, theorist and restaurateur, founder of the Museum of Comparative Sculpture whose museum of French Monuments is […]
Piranesi Award 2014
FUGA Budapest Center of Architecture, 15 January – 2 February 2015 From 15 January 2015 Pirnesi 2014 Exhibition is exhibited in FUGA gallery in Budapest. It was presented by Zsolt Gunther, Hungarian national Piranesi selector. In October 2014 FUGA has already hosted Piranesi 2013 exhibition. The organizer of the exhibition is Julia Őry from FUGA […]
Studio Mumbai
Between the Sun and the Moon arc en rêve centre d’architecture, Bordeaux, 18 December 2014 – 31 Mai 2015 Arc en rêve centre d’architecture presents a major monographic exhibition devoted to Studio Mumbai. Founded in 2005 by Bijoy Jain, an Indian architect who studied in the USA, Studio Mumbai develops projects inspired by both Indian […]
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Lechner a Creative Genius
Museum of Applied Arts, 20 November 2014 – 27 August 2015 Text: Lilla Zámbó Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century. This exhibition presents the whole scope of the work of the […]
Architecture Media Awards 2014
Winners of the Architecture Media Awards 2014 Architecture Media Awards in Building category Archbishop Vineyards, Almagyar – architects: Péter Gereben, Balázs Marián Architecture Media Awards in Design category The reconstruction of Zárkándy Bastion – design: Anna Rátkai People’s Choice Award in Building Category Fencing Hall of Vasas Sports Club, Budapest – architect: Géza Kendik People’s […]
Eventful Contradictions
Várkert Bazaar, Budapest Architects: Ferenc Potzner, Péter Pottyondi, Tamás Dévényi Text: Anna Zöldi Photos: Tamás Török / Topogram Reborn from its ruins, Várkert Bazaar has opened a new gate towards the Castle. Built 130 years ago primarily for aesthetic reasons, this building by Miklós Ybl has been exposed to decay for long decades disgracefully. A […]
Tüskecsarnok Completed
Budapest, Lágymányos, University Campus Architects: Antal Lázár, Dr. Péter Magyar Text: Ádám Sylvester Photos: József Hajdú There had been a construction project left unfinished in Lágymányos where the mass of a would-be sports hall and its characteristic silhouette suggesting something ultimate inspired the fantasy of passers-by on the Pest side of the city. Having a […]
In Two Main Roles
Ludovika Academy, Budapest Architects: Tihamér Szalay, István Mányi Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Tibor Zsitva The best views of Pest in the Reform Period were two fascinating Revivalist Classicist buildings by Mihály Pollack: the Hungarian National Museum and its more modest equivalent, the Ludovika Academy. The latter was completed in 1836 but came into use only […]