The Office Building of the Hungarian Academy of Arts Architects: György Fazakas, Balázs Stachó, Gyula Dávid Text: Kornél Baliga Photos: József Hajdú By integrating two mansions built at the turn of the century, the new headquarters of the Hungarian Academy of Arts was born along Andrássy Avenue. The reconstruction of the exterior facades and the […]

Vilmos Apor Catholic College, Pesterzsébet Architects: Róbert Jahoda, Zoltán Páricsy Text: Vilmos Katona Photos: Balázs Danyi Based in Vác, Vilmos Apor Catholic College has a campus in the capital which has been standing unused since the summer of 1993. In 2014 it has been taken over by a new owner who had generous ideas starting […]

Meininger Hotel, Budapest Architects: Bence Vadász, Zoltán Miklós Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Behind the Market Hall in Budapest now opened a hotel the designs of which had originally been made for a more elegant four-star hotel, and have been modified according to the needs of its clients after the crisis so as to […]

Footsal Hall of Aramis Sports Club, Budaörs Architect: Gábor Sajtos Text: Zsolt Vékony Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky An exciting creation has grown out of a hillside in Budaörs last year: the sports hall used by Aramis SE footsal team and Gyula Illyés Secondary Grammar School has evolved into a symbol of the city owing to its […]

The Gym Hall of the Dominican Sisters’ School, KÅ‘szeg Architects: István Bartók, Péter Fejérdy Text: György Major Photos: Balázs Danyi Founded in 1868, the girls’ school of the Dominican nuns in KÅ‘szeg has given a Catholicism spirited co-ed from kindergarten to mature exams since its restart at the time of the change of the political […]

Central Library, Helsinki Architects: ALA Architects Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tuomas Uusheimo The new Central Library of Helsinki (FI) occupies a hugely significant site in the city: facing the steps of the Finnish parliament building, the Eduskuntatalo across the Kansalaistori square, a public space flanked by major civic institutions. The siting of Oodi was chosen […]

A Four-Flat Tenement Block, Budapest, Római Riverbank Architects: GergÅ‘ Turi Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: György Dénes Situated near the Danube bank in Buda, this new tenement block presents the interior relations of its four apartments as well as the architectural image of its environments with highly sculpturesque means. The architectural task here was to design […]

Dwelling House, Csömör Architects: Lukács Szederkényi, Dénes Emil Ghyczy Text: Anna Zsoldos Photos: András Zoltai This house in Csömör was built for a young married couple with one child. The best known work by the designers of AU Workshop is the frequently mentioned timber structure detached house built in Nagykovácsi. Their brandmark is not only […]

The Reconstruction Project of the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest Architect: István Mányi Text: Miklós Sulyok Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky After being closed for three years, the Budapest-based Museum of Fine Arts has been opened again on October 31st, 2018. Never has there been in the history of the building such an extensive and high-standard […]

The Modernization of Rose Garden Open-Air Theatre, Nyíregyháza Architects: Roland Banu, Szabolcs Tenkely Text: Péter Garai Photos: Csaba Csutkai Situated in the centre of Nyíregyháza, the open-air theatre with a unique atmosphere has undergone the most significant transformation of its history. As a protected historic complex, the theatre was renewed with modern technology and services, […]

The New Office Block in Váci Road Architect: Antal Fekete (Finta Stúdió), László Gellár (DVM Group) Text: Bence Török-Szabolcs Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky A new large-scale office-block enriches the building stock of the office axis in Angyalföld. Developed by Horizon Development (DVM group partner), this complex with a floor area of 25,000 square metres occupies the […]

Klapka Centre, Budapest Architect: Miklós Marosi Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The rapid transformation of the former industrial centre of Northern Pest has shown spectacular developments not only along Váci Road but also beyond it in the past few years. Thanks to the highly competent attitudes of the local government a large number of […]