Cyclists’ Tourism Centre and Local History Museum, Szerencs Architect: Miklós Salamin Text: Ivett Madár Photos: György Dénes The Sugar Factory in Szerencs was founded in 1889. During its 120 but one years of existence the town also underwent radical changes and development. The chocolate factory was launched in 1923 but developed only after the arrival […]
Past salvaged into the future
Reconstruction Project of Degenfeld-Schonburg Castle, Téglás Architect: Miklós Heppes Text: Gábor Nagy Photos: Tibor Zsitva Respectable in its dimensions and scales, the single-storey Revivalist Classicist style castle was built in 1835 for Imre Degenfeld-Schonburg and his wife. The lateral structures surround an elevated grand court above the terrain which makes the appearance of the building […]
Perspectives of Faith
The Development of the Surroundings of the Pilgrims’ Church, Máriapócs Architects: Ferenc Salamin, Pál Salamin Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: György Dénes, Bálint Botzheim The situation after getting rid of the Turkish rule made it possible to create the iconostasis presenting God’s Mother, the Virgin Mary in a tiny village in the Nyírség region which was […]
I’ll be a Pilot
Reptár – the museum of military aircrafts, Szolnok Architects: Béla Keresztes, Róbert Sós Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Áron Lality It was a practical and self-evident opportunity for the city of Szolnok to found a museum of military aircrafts which is a worthwhile collection to European standards. The military airport still in operation today – at […]
Renewed memory
National Museum’s Dialogue Centre, Szczecin Architect: Robert Konieczny Text: Edit Pálinkás Photos: Jakub Certowicz, Juliusz Sokołowski, Jarosław Syrek For years, the Solidarności Square had been a square by name only – with vague borders, open frontages, burdensome busy street neighborhood and the absence of a defined function, despite the dominating one – to commemorate the […]
An Arc of Time
Reconstruction and Extension of Hild Mansion in Budakeszi Road Architect: László Kokas Text: Miklós Sulyok Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky József Hild, one of the most productive architects of Hungarian architectural history designed this mansion for his own family in 1844. As it was customary then, it was meant to be a holiday home, and it had […]
An organised association of teachers and students
Jakab Bleyer Elementary School, Budaörs Architects: Ágnes Tőrös, Károly Pólus, Csaba Nagy Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The building project of Jakab Bleyer German Minority Elementary School was licensed in 2014 in Budaörs commissioned by the local authority which also finances it. The new part of the school building was completed in April, 2016 […]
Acting Colours
National Tennis Centre, Budapest Architect: Géza Kendik Text: Anna Zöldi Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Colours applied in rich tones in architecture from the Art Nouveau style on were gradually pushed into the background and the passage of Art Deco also meant the end of bright palettes. Modernism as such exiled tones altogether, and only tolerated the […]
Sleeping Beauty Awaken
Ferry station, Szentendre Architects: Antal Puhl, Péter Dajka Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: József Hajdú Based on photos made of the former ferry station in Szentendre one can see that this ferro-concrete Sleeping Beauty was sleeping for quite a long time and badly deteriorated meanwhile. Designed and built back in the 1970s the building was in […]
A Milestone Brightening Up
Nordic Light Office Block, Budapest Architects: Gergely Paulinyi, András Reith Text: Anett Mizsei Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The concept of Nordic Light office block is based on motion and live experience, as a deliberate choice made by designers. Architects from Mérték Stúdió made use of parametric design methods to create the gentle irregular arches of the […]
The Principles of Space
Science Museum, Winton Gallery, London Architect: Zaha Hadid Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Luke Hayes The Winton Gallery is the first permanent public museum exhibition designed by Zaha Hadid Architects anywhere in the world. The gallery is also the first of Zaha Hadid Architects’ projects to open in the UK since Dame Zaha Hadid’s sudden death […]
A Friendly Dwelling Machine
Energy-conscious detached house, Pécs Architect: ifj. Istvan Kistelegdi Text and photos: Bálint Botzheim The energy-conscious detached house was born as the conversion of a cubic prefab block of flats built back in the 1970s as a series of terraced houses which were then more or less updated or converted. Its forms and configuration takes advantage […]