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And yet there was art! Austria 1914–1918
Leopold Museum, Vienna, 9th of May to 15th of September 2014 The assassination of the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, on the 28th of June 1914 in Sarajevo was the fatal trigger of World War I. One hundred years on, the Leopold Museum is dedicating a comprehensive exhibition to the fate of […]
Descovering Design
Designmonat Graz has been chosen as one of the world’s 20 most interesting design festivals for 2014. The programme of Designmonat Graz in 2014 met these expectations in every way. Once again, the UNESCO City of Design Graz brought top designers from all Styrian creative disciplines into the spotlight from 30 April to 1 June […]
In memoriam Dr. Czétényi Piroska
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Vedres György Prize 2014
Csaba Valkai – Kékvölgy Waldorf School György Vedres Award honours Hungarian architects under 40 with significant public buildings completed before 31. 12. 2011. The award is named after György Vedres, Ybl Award winner architect. In 2014 the Vedres György Prize goes to: Csaba Valkai, the architect of the new building of Kékvölgy Waldorf School in […]
Ybl Miklós Prize 2014
Ybl Bicentenary, National Opera House Since its foundation in 1953, the prize named after Miklós Ybl was now, in 2014 for the first time handed over in the Budapest Opera House, one of the most significant buildings of the architect to János Jánosi, András Kováts, Péter Pottyondy, Ferenc Potzner, Tihamér Szalay, György Szegő, Judit Anna […]
The freedom of Spaces
The Architecture of Metro Line 4 Architects: FŐMTERV – PALATIUM – UVATERV Consortium Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky It was just about the time of the opening of the new underground line of Budapest when it turned out to provide the capital with an architectural quality experienced never before. Its tracks, above-ground connections and […]
With Head Up
BKK Metro4 Depot Kelenföld Architects: Tamás Pintér, Miklós Dombi, Tamás Kéner, Péter Kovács, Zsuzsanna Lefkánics Text: Krisztina Somogyi Photos: Tibor Zsitva An elegant tower appeared in Kelenföld – which passers-by would probably rate as a first-class office block –, where the neighbourhood of the railway station suggests a dynamically developing zone. Stepping out from underground […]
From Imre Bukta to Ulcisia Castra
The Reconstruction Project of the New Home to Ferenczy Museum Szentendre Architects: Imre Szuromi, Barnabás Kocsis Text: Miklós Sulyok Photos: Zsitva Tibor Pajor Mansion housing Ferenczy Museum in Szentendre embodies history in itself. Built in the first half of the 19th century by Gáspár Pajor medical doctor and county judge it came to function as […]
The City and the Climate Change
IBA, Hamburg 2013 – International Architectural Exhibition Text and photos: Pál Lővei Organised in 2013 Hamburg, Internationale Bauausstellung has a past of more than a century. The series of programmes for all the year round present the entire region as a live exhibition focusses on the future of quickly deteriorating southern parts of the former […]
The Post-Communist „Hungarian Cube”
From Official Standard Designs to Subversive Practices Text: Sándor Hornyik The mysterious „Hungarian cube” is nothing else than the Kádár cube, that is an almost square shape house with a tent-shape roof and appr. 100 m2 floor area of which about 1 million still exist in the countryside according to estimations. This design became widespread […]
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