Renovation and Extension of the Former Ministry of Finance Building, Budapest Architects: Sándor Makrai, Ádám Vesztergom, Gábor Kruppa Text: András Hadik Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The long years of planning and restoration of the former Ministry of Finance building, which basically defines the appearance of Trinity Square in Buda Castle, have borne fruit: this late masterpiece […]
Floating Gaze
Sauska Tokaj Winery, Mád Architect: Péter Bordás Text: Rita Tuczai Photos: Hufton+Crow The futuristic building of the Sauska Tokaj Winery is an interlocking, 36-meter-diameter, reinforced concrete structure reminiscent of flat bowls, which stands with natural elegance and lightness in the Tokaj-Hegyalja region, world-famous for its viticulture. The building’s clearly defined, characterful elements visible above ground […]
A Residential Castle with Extras
Metrodom Green Residential Park, Budapest Architect: Zsolt Hajnal Text: Mária Tatai Photos: Norbert Juhász Ferencváros, which until recently played an important economic role, is undergoing a major renewal, with numerous new residential buildings being constructed on the site of century-old industrial buildings. The Metrodom corner lot was previously occupied by a plastic processing plant. The […]
Melting Pot or Ornament?
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen Architects: László Monori, Tamás Tótszabó Text: Anna Szövényi Photos: Bálint Jaksa A few years ago, the University of Debrecen embarked on a new development: it wanted to implement and launch a new type of pharmaceutical education, unique in Hungary, by combining industry, manufacturing, and theoretical education, with all these […]
Abilities and Possibilities
The new building complex of Szent György Hospital in Székesfehérvár Architect: Attila Gáva Text: Péter Debreczeni Photos: György Palkó The Szent György Hospital is a pavilion-style institution with a very diverse building stock. The newly completed building is one stage in a long development process. The process itself began in the late 1970s with infrastructure […]
Source Stone
Szeleta Park Visitor Center, Miskolc Architect: Zsolt Vasáros Text: Kristóf Mánya Photos: Bálint Jaksa The unusual circular shape of the Visitor Center attracts attention in itself, but does so in such a way that is not at all intrusive. It marks and imbues with meaning a rather peripheral location that today typically has little value. […]
New Continuity
Columbarium of the Evangelical Church in Zugló, Budapest Architect: András Krizsán Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Dániel Dömölky The new columbarium of the Evangelical Church in Zugló was completed at the end of last year. The burial place with urn niches, which had been planned for several years for the members of the congregation, was initially […]
Taste and See How Sweet the Lord Is
Renovation of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Sickle, Vértessomló Architects: Balázs Biri, Levente Szabó Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Balázs Biri Consecrated at the end of 2024, the Shrine of Our Lady of the Sickle located in Vértessomló was a late-Baroque style building with an eclectic interior design influenced by past eras up until […]
Found Location
Concert Hall, Karlovy Vary, CZ Architect: Petr Hájek Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Benedikt Markel, Pavel Nasadil, Petr Polák Originally built in 1895 as a masterpiece of spa innovation, the Imperial Spa has been reborn as a vibrant cultural landmark. At its heart lies a modern “music machine,” inspired by the historic “peat machine” once integral […]
The Hungarian Pavilion at Expo 2025
Architects: Gábor Zoboki, András Csiszér Text: Csaba Kovács Photos: György Palkó A world exhibition is always a significant opportunity and challenge for architecture, but at the same time, it also poses a huge architectural and aesthetic risk. With so many pavilions competing to outdo one another, it is not easy to find the appropriate style. […]
Quadrupling the Circle
EXPO 2025, Osaka, Japan Text and photos: Pál Lővei Asia’s first World Expo was held in Osaka in 1970, followed by others: this top-tier show, now in its sixth year in Japan. The new World Expo, which will open in 2025 on the artificial island of Osaka Bay, will be designed by Sou Fujimoto, who […]
Visiting the Károlyi Family
Reconstruction of the Károlyi Castle, Fehérvárcsurgó Architect: Réka Kralovánszky Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Angelica Károlyi, Ágnes Fekete The Károlyi Castle in Fehérvárcsurgó is widely known as a hotel with a first-class restaurant and part of a huge arboretum-like park. However, the castle is also one of the centres of Francophone culture in Hungary, and with […]