No. 40 Király Street, Budapest Architect: József Hild (1789–1867) Text: József Vinkó Photos: Martin Fejér Completed in 1844 after designs by József Hild, this Revivalist Classicist building had been one of the gems of the Jewish quarter for some 250 years. Then the association named Óvás („Protection”) made history when starting its activities to protect […]
Kotsis Iván Commemorative Medallion 2014
Béla Kerékgyártó Association of Hungarian Architects, 15 December 2015 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 […]
A házak nem hazudnak
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Lechner a Creative Genius
Museum of Applied Arts, 20 November 2014 – 27 August 2015 Text: Lilla Zámbó Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century. This exhibition presents the whole scope of the work of the […]
Architecture Media Awards 2014
Winners of the Architecture Media Awards 2014 Architecture Media Awards in Building category Archbishop Vineyards, Almagyar – architects: Péter Gereben, Balázs Marián Architecture Media Awards in Design category The reconstruction of Zárkándy Bastion – design: Anna Rátkai People’s Choice Award in Building Category Fencing Hall of Vasas Sports Club, Budapest – architect: Géza Kendik People’s […]
Figurative sense
Budapest Design Week 2014 Text: Eszter Götz, Edit Pálinkás This October Budapest Design Week organised for the 11th time brought the best of Hungarian and international design to the Hungarian capital, offering a wide range of programs. Our everyday lives are more and more pervaded by technology and the internet, by the use of smart […]
Hungarian Design Award 2014
Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 7 October – 2 November 2014 The objective of the Hungarian Design Award is to showcase and promote the achievements of Hungarian design, to acknowledge the prominent figures of Hungarian design and to improve the competitiveness of Hungarian products in the international arena with the tools of design. The Hungarian […]
Healthy Cities – Happy Cities
World Architecture Day in the Architects’ House 2014 The first Monday of October is traditionally about architecture all over the world. The UIA, as the international association of architects scheduled the world day of the profession for this day. The Association of Hungarian Architects has organised a variety of programmes for this year on the […]
Announcement of Eight Countries of the Carpathian Basin
Kunsthalle, Budapest, 6-8 September 2014 Text: András Borsos Photos: János Szentiváni In co-operation with the Hungarian Academy of Arts and Kunsthalle, the Budapest-based art gallery, the Association of Hungarian Architects organizes a series of international events between September 6th and 8th. Official participants of this programme were: on behalf of MÉSZ László György Sáros DLA […]
Architectural Time Travel
UIA World Congresses 1978–1996 Text: Judit Osskó Unique in its kind as a worldwide organisation of architects, UIA (Union internationale des Architectes) was founded in 1948 in Lausanne. Not many people know that its founder was Pierre Vago, a Hungarian-born architect. He was only twenty years old when he started to work as editor-in-chief for […]
A függöny felemelkedik
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Fundamentals – The Foundations of what?
14th International Architecture Biennale, Venice Text: György Szegő Photos: Velencei Biennále, Andrea Fábián, György Szegő Curator Rem Koolhaas associated architecture with the century of modernity lasting from 1914 to 2014 overburdened with devastating invasions and terrible sufferings. According to him, the „losers” of this era – that is civilisation as such – managed to survive […]