New Definition

Central Library, Helsinki Architects: ALA Architects Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tuomas Uusheimo The new Central Library of Helsinki (FI) occupies a hugely significant site in the city: facing the steps of the Finnish parliament building, the Eduskuntatalo across the Kansalaistori square, a public space flanked by major civic institutions. The siting of Oodi was chosen […]

One More Step Forward

A Four-Flat Tenement Block, Budapest, Római Riverbank Architects: Gergő Turi Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: György Dénes Situated near the Danube bank in Buda, this new tenement block presents the interior relations of its four apartments as well as the architectural image of its environments with highly sculpturesque means. The architectural task here was to design […]

The Simple House

Dwelling House, Csömör Architects: Lukács Szederkényi, Dénes Emil Ghyczy Text: Anna Zsoldos Photos: András Zoltai This house in Csömör was built for a young married couple with one child. The best known work by the designers of AU Workshop is the frequently mentioned timber structure detached house built in Nagykovácsi. Their brandmark is not only […]

The Way of Silence, Stress Treatment Centre, Herencsény

MÉSZ-MÉK Diploma Award 2018 Design: Mónika Mészáros Consultant: Dr. Marcel Ferencz DLA Located in the western part of Northern Hungary, a small village Herencsény has an ancient chapel on its outskirts embraced by a picturesque scenery which soothes visitors. The harmony of the landscape and the chapel releases healing energies, and thus the site is […]

Piranesi Award 2018

The 36th PDA conference was concluded by solemn ceremony of 2018 Piranesi Award. Honorable speech was by state secretary Aleš Prijon from Ministry of Enviroment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia who conferred the awards together with Barbara Radovan, general director of Spatial planning, Construction and Housing Directorate at Ministry of Enviroment and […]

Koloman Moser

Universal Artist between Gustav Klimt and Josef Hoffmann MAK, Vienna, 19 December 2018 – 22 April 2019 Photos: MAK Koloman Moser’s oeuvre continues to exert a lasting fascination. As a universal artist Moser masters the disciplines of painting, graphic art, arts and crafts, and interior design as well as fashion and scenography. To an impressive […]

Hans Poelzig. Projects for Berlin

Museum for Architectural Drawing, Berlin, 18 October 2018 – 3 February 2019 Alongside Walter Gropius, Bruno Taut, Mies van der Rohe and Peter Behrens, Hans Poelzig (1869–1936) was undoubtedly one of the most important German architects of the first half of the 20th century. His life and work are inextricably connected to Berlin where he […]

15. Design Hét Budapest

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Post Scriptum 100

Results of the Contest Founded in 2001 as the theoretical supplement of the periodical Hungarian Architecture, Post Scriptum celebrates the publication of its 100th issue. On this occasion, the editors of the journal published a contest of essays submitted with mottoes (see MÉ 20178/4) with the goal to open up wider perspectives for writings on […]