March 15th, 2022 On our national holiday, Marc 15th prestigious prizes are awarded by the state annually. In 2022, besides the traditional awards ceremony of the Ybl Prize further recognitions have been presented to Hungarian architects, and thus the profession nationwide. Kossuth Award: Gábor Zoboki architect Széchenyi award: Győző Vörös, archaeologist Hungarian Merit Award: Etele […]
Venice Architecture Biennale 2023
Results of the Hungarian Pavilion Contest In line with the practice in Hungary, the national representative of the Venice Biennale, dr. Júlia Fabényi, head of Ludwig Múzeum – Contemporary Art Museum selected the curator and exhibition of the Hungarian Pavilion after an open tender, based on the decision of the jury of professionals. Of the […]
The Nature of Architecture
19th International Congress of Architecture, 25. 03. 2022 Text: Orsolya Ware-Nagy Representatives of the Hungarian architectural profession met for the nineteenth time at the International Congress of Architects organized in cooperation with Artifex Publishing and the Association of Hungarian Architects (MÉSZ). The buzzword in the nature of architecture organized this year’s performances around a theme, […]
The Park of Architecture
Results of the Design Contest The Hungarian Arts Academy published the single-turn archietctural design contest titled “The Park of Architecture” in September 2021 to house the collections and exhibitions of the Hungarian Architecture Museum and Monument Protection Documentation Centre maintained by the Academy as well as its public functions in a complex. The task was […]
The 120th Anniversary of MÉSZ
Text: György Szegő In 1902, that is exactly 120 years ago, the Association of Hungarian Architects was founded. Published by this organisation, the periodical titled old-new Hungarian Architecture devoted its special supplement in April titled Post Scriptum entirely to this jubilee. On our website (meonline.hu) there will be a new column from April on this […]
Results of Pázmány Campus Design Contest
BFK Budapest Development Centre Nonprofit Zrt. published an invitational architectural tender for the designs of the extension and development of the educational facilities of the new campus of the Péter Pázmány Catholic University. The publisher expected architectural proposals to design a complex reflecting the present era and the spirituality of the Catholic university whilst suited […]
MÉSZ 120 Student logo competition
In 2022, the Association of Hungarian Architects will celebrate the 120th anniversary of its founding. For the graphic formulation of the slogan of the jubilee year, Association of Hungarian Architects (MÉSZ) has announced a student logo competition with the motto “Architecture all year round, MÉSZ / 120 all year round”.
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Young Architects in Black and White 2021 The programme was initiated by Gábor Reischl, formerly chairman of the Association of Hungarian Architects and launched in 2006, and is actually the 8th edition of the biannual programme. Applicants of this contest were professionals under the age of 40 with a degree acquired in Hungary in architecture. […]
Protection for the Diplomats’ House
A Joint Statement by MÉK and MÉSZ The board of the Chamber of Hungarian Architects has officially made a statement concerning the building in District 1 Budapest at No. 4-5 Holy Trinity Square designed by György Jánossy and László Laczkovics. The board of the Association of Hungarian Architects made a decision to share this statement […]
Iván Kotsis Award 2021: Péter Sugár
This recognition awarded by the Association of Hungarian Architects is a „fair-play prize” of professionals symbolizing the approach authenticated also by the oeuvre of the denominator with his pursue of his vocation with the modesty of an architect based on ethics. Besides, it is also an appreciation of high-standard education. At the awards ceremony held […]
Pro Architectura Award 2021
To continue the traditions of the past few years, Pro Architectura award contest was published again in 2021. The goal has been unchanged: to promote outstanding achievements of architects and designers in architecture, landscape art and interior design, to make Hungarian architecture better known, to encourage the creation of high-standard man-made environment, to protect architectural […]
Budapest Architecture Merit Awards 2021
Each year Budapest Architecture Merit Award is awarded on November 15th, the birthday of the capital city to recognize the maintenance, upkeeping and development of the man-made heritage of Budapest based on values with the criteria that works are unique in their harmony with nature and landscape. Due to the pandemic, this year the awards […]