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 […]
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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 […]
Past Perfect Rethought
The Renovation Project of the Remains of the Military Headquarters Architect: Zoltán Deák Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Tamás Török / Topogram Designed by Mór Kallina, the complex of the Defense Ministry built in two stages from the direction of St. George Square features a third component which did not exist longer than five decades in […]
Invisible Monument
ELTE, Trefort Garden, Budapest Architects: Ildikó Bujdosó, Dénes Fajcsák, Eszter Lukács, Nóra Szigeti, Farkas Albert, János Roth, Levente Szabó Text: Péter Sugár – Tamás Tomay Photos: Farkas Albert, Ákos Polgárdi The Faculty of Arts of ELTE University and the Association of Master Architects invited brainstorming projects for undergraduates and MAs of the 22nd cycle of […]
Freedom of Spatial Design
Cricoteka – Museum of Tadeusz Kantor, Cracow Architects: IQ2 Consortium Text: Edit Pálinkás Photos: nsMoonStudio, Maciek Jeżyk, Stormann and Webber As a result of revitalization of Podgórska power station buildings, Cracow obtained a multifunctional building that has changed the landscape of Vistula boulevards. Founded by Tadeusz Kantor the Cricoteka is the symbol of artistic search […]
Viennese Hagenbund – The Network of the Modern
Unteres Belvedere, 11 October 2014 – 1 February 2015 Text: György Szegő Active in Vienna between 1900 and 1938, a group of artists managed to stand well above daily politics. Its members were not only from Austria: many Hungarian, Czech, Slovenian and Polish artists kept in touch with each other after the disintegration of the […]