St Michael’s Parish Church Communal House, Albertfalva Architect: Zsolt Nemes Text: Gábor Nagy Photos: Zsolt Hlinka Consecrated in 1941, the church erected in honour of St Michael was designed by Jenő Kismarty-Lechner and his son, Jenő Lechner Jr. The characteristic architectural tone of the building was enriched with a harmonious accord to accompany it. The […]

Residential Building, Budapest Text: Mária Tatai Architects: Tibor Dékány, Ádám Hatvani Photos: Zsolt Hlinka The road named Attila út is also the eastern border of Vérmező in the Buda site of the capital city. Residential buildings located here today are typically 4-6 storey buildings constructed in the 20th century to replace former single-storey developments of […]

Csillagerőd, Komárom Architect: István Mányi Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: József Hajdú Csillagerőd, which translates into English as Star Fortress in Komárom achieved its condition which was the starting point for the current reconstruction between 1850 and 1870. At the time of its construction it was rated as one of the most significant defensive system in […]

Dubai Expo, Hungarian Pavilion Architect: Lőrinc Csernyus Text: György Szegő Photos: Bence Csernyus Organised in 2021, the Dubai World Exhibition 2020 kept the original concept introduced in 1851, which means that it addresses the major global issues as the showcase of nations with national pavilions. Architect Lőrinc Csernyus was inspired by the oeuvre of Imre […]

Buffalo Broods and educational trail, Sándorfalva Architects: Paradigma Ariadné Text: Anett Mizsei Photos: Attila Róbert Csóka, Szabolcs Molnár An arch with a 500-metre radius cuts across the reeds on the margins of Sándorfalva with a length of 500 metres. Design was started five years ago by Paradigma Ariadné. Several other study trails and facilities of […]

H. C. Andersen Museum, Odense Architect: Kengo Kuma Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Hans Christian Andersen Museum The new H.C. Andersen’s House in Odense is among the largest and most ambitious museum projects in recent times. For the past many months, exhibition designers, curators, artists, craftsmen and developers have worked non-stop on the building as well […]

Visitors’ Centre and Ecclesiastic Collection Store, Székesfehérvár Architect: Robert Gutowski Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Walking the streets of the former coronation town, Székesfehérvár one can actually feel its history. This rich fabric has been added a more recent layer: next to the gardens of the Episcopal Palace there is now the Visitors’ Centre […]

Holy Trinity Chapel, Derekegyház Architect: László Váncza Text: Péter Vesmás Photos: Balázs Danyi The orientation and horizontal configuration of the Holy Trinity Chapel in Derekegyház follows examples of medieval rural churches. Its entrance is marked by a tower organically integrated in the design, and the choir above the gate covers the entrance porch. The interior […]

Extension of the Roman Catholic Parish, Pestszentimre Architect: Zoltán Kovács Text: Nóra Ostoróczky Photos: Zoltán Kovács The community of Pestszentimre has been dreaming of their own centre which was built in 2020 and is referred to in their own publication as ,,our house”. The church yard with a unique milieu has been the venue for […]

The Remodelling of the Parish, Torna, Slovakia Architect: Jan Krcho Text: Béla Pazár Photos: Jan Krcho In the row of houses facing the street it is surprising that a single-storey flat-roof brick structure stands on the side of the development with a magically unexpected situation. It may have been slightly modified, but we do not […]

Community Building Pasarét Architect: Gábor Sajtos Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Zsolt Hlinka Built between 2020 and 2021, the Community Building in Pasarét is spiritually based on some sentences of Gaudium et Spes, whilst its physical foundations are the renovation, remodelling, functional revision and „outreach” of the Franciscan monastery. The former monastery had actually too many […]

Hungexpo F1 Reception Building Architects: Péter Dóczé, Mária Magyar Text: Péter Debreczeni Photos: György Palkó Significant changes have taken place at Hungexpo between 2019 and 2021 by modernizing the existing exhibition halls and constructing the new congress centre and pavilions. An important part of this modernization was the connection of the various buildings, the creation […]