Design Contest – First Prize Design: Tamás Máté, Áron Vass-Eysen – BIVAK The Department of Architecture of the Hungarian Academy of Art and the Association of Hungarian Architects co-operated in publishing an open tender in October 2016 for architects under the age of 40 titled „The Goal Tower of the Rowing Course 2016”. Meant for […]
Designs of the Thermal Baths, Soltvadkert
Hauszmann Diploma Award, 2017 Concept: Izolda Font Consultant: János Dobai DLA Opponent: László Pethő This diploma design is the elaboration of the concept fort he thermal baths which us to be built on the shore of Lake Vadkerti near Soltvadkert. The site is now almost vacant: but there is a thermal well with yellowish water […]
Wind-Blown Icon
Auditorium, Riga Concept and text: Péter Magyar The design was made for an international tender published to invite concepts for auditoriums in Riga as well as for minor structures associated with them, preferably by connecting and complementing the two existing exhibition halls. Shaped ideally as far as acoustics are concerned, the four auditoriums grew out […]
Monostor Mill, Pásztó
Concept and text: Bianka Varga MÉK-MÉSZ Diploma Award Based in Pásztó, Múzeumkert is a pleasant parkland of the town as well as the historic centre of the settlement. On its southern edge, however, badly deteriorating walls are hiding in the lush weed. This abandoned building is the former Monostor mill. The diploma design targeted to […]
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 […]
The Legend of Lake Váti
SZIE Creative, 2016 Text: Szilárd Köninger, Ádám Tátrai Photos: Szilárd Köninger In 2016 it was the sixth time that Győr-based István Széchenyi University organised its summer camp in association with its architect training courses during which a pier on Lake Váti in Kapuvár was built insteadt of the original date in August between September 12th […]
Bath for the Soul, Subotica
MÉSZ–MÉK Diploma Award 2016 Concept and text: Áron Lality The design revives the turn-of-the-century building of the baths complex in Subotica, a town in Serbia formerly belonging to Hungary, whilst retaining its original functions. A few years ago several interventions have taken place in this town, which actually endangered the buildings of historic significance. Unfortunately, […]
Gábor Karátson Memorial
Home Museum, Budapest Concept and text: Pál Somogyi Gábor Karátson, artist and writer died at the age of 81 in 2015. Awarded many prizes and recognitions, he had a versatile career. As a result, he left behind an extraordinarily rich oeuvre. In line with the intentions of his family, the objective here was to preserve […]
The Workshop and Rehearsal Centre of the Opera
The Workshop and Rehearsal Centre of the Hungarian State Opera, Budapest Concept and text: Miklós Marosi The State Opera House celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2014. The building it is housed in today has no capacity to suit all the functions it should as the complex is actually made up of two ensembles with an […]
Relocating Csontváry Museum
Concept Tender – 1st Prize Concept and text: Pintér Tamás János, Simon Viktória The Prime Minister’s Office published an open tender for concepts on potential exhibition facilities where works by Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka could be displayed in an appropriate way. The first prize of the contest went to the scheme submitted by Unitef-83 Zrt. As […]
Casablanca Market Hall
S.ARCH International Architecture Award – 2nd Prize Concept: Géza Kendik Fellow dseigners: Zsuzska Mészáros, Zsófia Hargitay Inspired by the suspended-hanging community-designed shading structures seen on traditional moroccan marketplaces The scaffolding-like building lets the traffic flow through the arcade-like marketplace. Lively commerce on the ground floor, peaceful conversations on the terraces. The triangle of the site […]
Luther Chapel
Pestszentlőrinc Concept: András Krizsán The Association of Hungarian Architects (Magyar Építőművészek Szövetsége, MÉSZ) elected András Krizsán as its new chairman at the general assembly of the organisation on June 6th, 2016. The new vice chairmen to support his activities are György Kerekes, János Golda and Gábor Zoboki, whilst new members of the management are Csaba […]