István Széchenyi Primary School, Budakeszi Architect: Attila Turi Text: Mária Tatai Photos: György Dénes The school is built on a semi-circular site in Kerekmező square. The inclination of the terrain means it is bordered by straight walls from below and along the main road, and embraced with a large arched line on the other side. […]

Office Block of the Parliament Office, Budapest Architect: Bence Vadász Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Clerks of the Parliament offices had the chance to take their new work places in György Szabad Office Building now. Developing the northern side of Kossuth Square was completed between the two world wars, leaving the southern side vacant. […]

Detached house, Budakeszi Architect: Gábor Bártfai-Szabó Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Gábor Bártfai-Szabó and his wife, a fellow architect are already building their second family home in Budakeszi, along a dirt road of the formerly closed development zone of the settlement. The site is located near the former one. The challenge matched their previous […]

Detached House, Bugyi Ürbőpuszta Architect: Péter Vékony Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: György Palkó Edged into the territory of the country from the south, this region of sandy hills between the rivers Danube and Tisza is far away from the bustle of Budapest, but still within a proximity easily accessible from anywhere. Architect Péter Vékony and […]

Food Industry Training Workshop, Karcag Architect: Gábor Csanády Text: Levente Móré Photos: Gábor Csanády Restrained and symmetrical organisation matched with pleasant rhythm features the new food industry plant of the Karcag-based Sámuel Szentannai vocational school designed by Gábor Csanády, who respected architectural traditions of the Great Hungarian Plain whilst blending it with contemporary characteristics easy […]

Medical Center, Budapest, Kőbánya Architects: Roberta Horváth, Erzsébet Mészáros Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Erzsébet Mészáros In the former industrial area of Budapest, in Kőbánya, there are rather abandoned industrial halls, warehouse buildings and office buildings of disappeared and disappeared companies. Within the framework of the Kőbánya Municipality’s office renovation program, the reconstruction of the building […]

Federal High School, Aspern Architects: Fuchs & Fuchs Architekten Text: György Szegő Photos: Hertha Hurnaus, Paul Ott Aspern Federal School is located in the largest urban expansion district in the northeast of Vienna, where the provided infrastructure should correspond to the criteria of sustainability. According to the progressive competition programme the Federal Ministry of Education […]

Puskás Arena, Budapest Architect: György Skardelli Text: György Szegő Photos: György Palkó Recently inaugurated, Puskás Arena in Budapest impresses us from afar as an enormous heterogenuous sculpture which first seems to be a monolith evoking antique associations, but then on a closer inspection reveals the sophisticated lacy concrete tracery of the original structure. Architect György […]

Debrecen International School Architect: Péter Bordás Text: Dávid Bán Photos: György Palkó Located on the outskirts of Debrecen, the International School designed by BORD Architects is gently trying to loosen up the framework of traditional school systems, an ambition reflected in its designs treating it freely and more transparently. The management of the city made […]

The Reconstruction of Gergely Csiky Theatre, Kaposvár Architects: Krisztina L. Balogh, Iván Halas, Ifj. Ferenc Lőrincz Text: György Szegő Photos: Ifj. Ferenc Lőrincz The theatre building of Kaposvár is an outstanding work of Hungarian Art Nouveau. Built in 1911, it has been rated as an excellent building of the style in Hungary ever since. Its […]

Nevill Holt Opera, Leicestershire, Great Britain Architect: Witherford Watson Mann Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Jim Stephenson / Architects Journal The current owner of the old castle of Nevill Holt bought the house in 2000 and has spent the last 12 years on its restoration. Under the ownership of David Ross, Nevill Holt has become known […]

Millennium House, Budapest Architects: Csaba Nagy, Károly Pólus Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The reconstruction of the former Olof Palme House, one of the oldest historic buildings in the City Park has been completed within the framework of Liget Budapest Project. Beautifully facelifted, it now welcomes visitors as the Millennium House with an interactive […]