Pro Architectura Award, Média Architectural Prize, Budapest Architecture Award In the autumn of 2017 four prestigious architectural prizes were awarded within a few weeks’ time which all reinforce the recognition of the profession by society, as well as the relationshop between architecture and the public. On October 31st, the Pro Architectura recognitions for popularizing Hungarian […]
Here We are – Architectural Photography Award 2017
Award-giving ceremony in Kunsthalle, Budapest and exhibition in the Kós Károly hall of AHA Text: Edit Pálinkás Architectural Photography Award 2017 launched on June 15, 2017 by the Association of Hungarian Architects and the Hungarian Architecture magazine invited photographs from all over the world in two categories: open and professional. The main objective of this […]
Hungarian Academy of Science Agrarian Research Block, Martonvásár
Results of the Design Contest The agrarian-innovation centre based in Martonvásár (the new research block of the Hungarian Academy of Science) is meant to facilitate and advance certain developments agrarian tourism. As the first step to realize this project, the Hungarian Academy of Science published an open and secret design contest to outline the research […]
World Day of Architecture in AHA
Association of Hungarian Architects October 2nd, 2017 The UIA, that is the International Association of Architects proclaimed the first Monday of October to be the World Day of Architects to draw attention to architecture which has the potentials to modify the environment of people in a formative way. MÉSZ, the Association of Hungarian Architects celebrated […]
Liberty Bridge – New Urban Horizons
16th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice Competition for Hungarian exhibition “Liberty Bridge new urban horizons” is the name of the progressive project that’s set to turn heads during the 16th International Architecture Exhibition happening from May 26th through November 25th in Venice. Demonstrating an urban community event (when the bridge became a scene for impromptu summertime […]
Soul of Seoul
The UIA Congress and its XXVIIth General Assembly Seoul, Korea, 3-10 September 2017 This year it was Seoul that hosted the Congress of UIA which is the primary international forum for the professionals of architecture today. Its slogan was „Soul of City”, which is a kind of a word pun as well. Taking place every […]
The National Alternative of the Modern
An Introduction to the Memorial Issue Devoted to István Medgyaszay Text: György Szegő Photo: Archive photo © István Medgyaszay’s Memorial House The career of architect István Medgyaszay was defined by the objective phrased by Ödön Lechner: “There has not been such a thing as Hungarian form, but there will be.” His personality was genuinely and highly […]
Design Contest for St George Square and Grand Square, Budapest
The call published by the Prime Minister’s Office and Lechner Information Centre targeted to survey the best possible solutions to utilize and renew the site, that is St George Square and Grand Square located in the Buda Castle district of the Hungarian capital both functionally and spiritually. Criteria for the evaluation of the urbanistic-architectural ideas […]
The Annual Meeting of AHA 2017
Association of Hungarian Architects, Kós Hall 29 May 2017 The Association of Hungarian Architects held its annual meeting in the room named after Károly Kós in the Architects’ House where the report of the previous year was made public whilst the members also outlined their plans for the next year. Chairman of the association, András […]
Peace for the World
57th International Art Exhibition Venice, Hungarian pavilion, 13 May – 26 November 2017 Artist: Gyula Várnai Text: György Szegő Photos: Hanna Szegő The slogan chosen for the Hungarian exhibition addresses the wide world, as the biannually held art exhibition in Venice is the largest contemporary scene of art nowadays. Representatives of art from 86 countries participate in […]
Landscape Architect of the Year Award 2017
FUGA Centre, 26 April 2017 It is the sixth time that on April 26th, 2017 the ceremony of the award Landscape Architect of the Year was held in FUGA after shortlisting 16 candidates of whom five were finalists, Luca Csepely-Knorr (Manchester School of Architecture), Zsuzsanna Illyés (Tájmester Ltd), the Lépték-Terv Landscape Architects Office, Pagony Landscape […]
Prizes Awarded by the Hungarian State
March 15th, 2017 The award ceremony of prizes of architecture awarded by the Hungarian state was held on March 15th, 2017. János Lázár, the head of the prime minister’s office handed over the prizes in Várkert Bazaar. Ybl Prize, the most prestigious official recognition for the activities in architecture went to architects Tibor Bata, Nóra […]