New Life for k.u.k. Barracks

Bem Center Office Building, Hotel Kimpton Bem, Budapest Architects: Katalin Csillag, Zsolt Gunther Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The Radetzky barracks’ eventful history is a perfect example of how to find the suitable investors, financial support and dedicated architects who respect the building for a well-chosen new function. The recent reconstruction of the dilapidated […]

Timeless Geometry

Liget Center Auditorium, Former MÉMOSZ Headquarters, Budapest Architects: Zoltán Király, Zoltán Bozsik Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: György Palkó As the zeitgeist continues to change steadily, so does our perception of the values of buildings that fit well into the currents of contemporary architecture. One of the iconic monuments of Hungarian architectural history after World War […]

The Basis of the Future

Scientific Data Analysis Methodology Centre and Archives Open Research Data Resource Centre, Miskolc Architect: Péter Puskás Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Tibor Zsitva Establishing the Scientific Data Analysis Methodology Centre and the Open Research Data Resource Centre at the University of Miskolc, a state-of-the-art knowledge centre of European standards and an associated library and archive base […]

Educating Spaces

Fenyves Parkváros Educational Centre, Érd Architect: Tamás Karácsony Text: Éva Bedecs-Varga Photos: Norbert Juhász Thanks to an earlier cooperation, in 2016 the Municipality of Érd entrusted the Department of Public Space Designs of the Faculty of Architecture at the Budapest Technical University with the design schemes of two primary schools, one of which, Fenyves Parkváros […]

Space under the Roof

Local Farmers’ Market, Bercel Architects: Zoltán Kovács, Nóra Ostoróczky Text: Norbert Szilágyi Photos: Balázs Danyi In the summer of 2020, the Municipality of Bercel commissioned the designers of the project to create a new market place that would adjust to both the scales and architectural character of the village whilst also providing a venue for […]

An Iceberg bored into the Sand

Interactive Animal Show of the Ice Age, Nyíregyháza Zoo Architect: Attila Gáva Text: Kristóf Mánya Photos: Zsolt Hlinka Most of the buildings belonging to the Nyíregyháza Zoo Park were designed by Gáva with his architectural firm Gav-Art Studio. Over the years he has acquired a unique expertise in the genre. His architectural team won the […]

Tight Organization, Smart Solutions

Prisoners’ Health Centre, Berettyóújfalu Architect: Attila Borsay Text: Levente Móré Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky At the intersection of clean architecture, clear spatial structure and strong functionalism, the Berettyóújfalu Health Centre is an unusual contribution that does not serve the public as such: it is the very first prison hospital in Europe. Standing as the largest building […]

Design of a New Quality

The New BIG Office in Copenhagen Architecture: BIG Text: Mónika Tornóczky Photos: Andreas Konnerup, Laurian Ghinitoiu, Rasmus Hjortshøj Clear and bright spaces, striking structures, clean use of building materials, views of the sea and the city. A brand new quality has also been created that we may label as ‘hedonistic sustainability’. These are the hallmarks […]

Icy Sights

Alba Arena, Székesfehérvár Architects: Mihály Balázs, Tamás Attila Tarnóczky Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Mihály Balázs, Balázs Danyi, György Palkó The Alba Arena in Székesfehérvár, which was inaugurated in April, has not only become the local ice hockey stronghold, but also an icon of the city by now. It can host more than 20 types of […]

Dome-Shaped House

Balatonfüred Congress Centre Architect: Zoltán Tima Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky On the site of the former market of Balatonfüred, the local government, which is seriously concerned with the development of the town, has had a Congress Centre built suited for a variety of events. The location is an ideal one, being close to […]

Historical patterns in new layers of urban morphology

Renewal of a downtown block, Balatonfüred Architect: Tamás Varga Text: Domonkos Wettstein Photos: Tamás Varga, Antal Szentendrei An urban block is rare in urban development in Hungary of a city centre integrating building units and functions of various characters. In Balatonfüred, however, a planned urban renewal programme has been in place for almost two decades. […]

Exemplary Solution

Lauder Javne School Extension, Budapest Architect: Zoltán Király Text: Gabriella Uhl Photos: György Palkó The Lauder Javne School was launched in 1990 within the expanded education system, and in 1996 Csaba Virág and Judit Z. Halmágyi designed the school building in the hilly, wooded area of Budakeszi út. Described as a post-modern style design, the […]