By Time it will Shine

The reconstruction of the minor castle in Fertőd Architects: Viktor Szentkuti, Dénes Halmai, Csaba Molnár  Text: Eszter Götz  Photos: Zsolt Batár  Since the early 2000s – first via scientific research work, then designing and from 2009 on via the various stages of implementation and construction – the renewal project of the complex Esterházy castle in […]

Old Home, New functions

Plečnik House, Ljubljana – Piranesi Award 2016 Architects: Maruša Zorec, Maša Živec, Matjaž Bolčin Text: Edit Pálinkás Photos: Tadej Bolta The Plečnik House, the home of architect Jože Plečnik located in the leafy Trnovo borough, reopened in September 2015 after two years of renovation. The renovation of the House Plečnik is a small but complex […]

Everything is all right

Piarist Kindergarten in Nagykanizsa Architects: Balázs Falvai, Márton Nagy , Balázs Tatár, Dávid Török  Text: Ferenc Cságoly  Photos: Arion Gábor Kudász  The Piarist school centre in Nagykanizsa has a history spanning over 250 years. In 1763 the landlord of the town, count Lajos Batthyány offered to sponsor it. It has been one of the most important educational […]

Symbiosis with the far neighbours

Chlorella Pavilion Concept: Ádám Miklósi Chlorella is an algae operated portable photo-bioreactor functions as an oxygen bar can be installed on public places. It uses the exhaled CO2 of the visitors and thanks to the photosynthesis it creates oxygen for them in a relaxing athmosphere. The project is inspired by the philosophy of symbiosis and […]

Peter Cook. Retrospective

Museum for Architectural Drawing, Berlin, 30 October 2016 – 12 February 2017 The exhibition Peter Cook. Retrospective is devoted to drawings by the famous British architect who is celebrating his 80th birthday this year. Peter Cook is without doubt one of the leading figures of the Archigram group and in 2007 was knighted for his […]

Piranesi Award 2016

Exhibition in FUGA, Budapest, 25 January  – 13 February 2017 Text: Edit Pálinkás  56 projects were exposed at Piranesi exhibition 2016. 34 architectural projects were nominated by the national selectors from Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia and Slovenia, and 22 students’ projects were nominated by students’ selectors from Faculties of Architecture from […]

Iván Kotsis Medal 2016

Prize-giving ceremony Association of Hungarian Architects, 15 December 2016 Founded in 1989, the medal named after Iván Kotsis is actually a “fair play” prize awarded to Hungarian architects by the Association of Hungarian Architects year by year on December 15th, the birthday of its denominator based on nominations by a board of curators. At the […]

Breuer – at Home Again

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 8 December 2016 – 11 June 2017 Curators: Éva Horányi, Tamás Dévényi, Pál Ritoók Installation: Tamás Dévényi Thanks to the financial support of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank the conference table from the former furnishings of the New York office of the world-famous architect and furniture designer of Hungarian origin, Marcell […]

İstanbul 100

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