Plato Contemporary, Ostrawa Architects: Robert Konieczny, Michał Lisiński, Dorota Skóra Text: György Szegő Photos: Juliusz Sokołowski By saving a historic building and turning it into an art gallery, the architects introduced a solution that makes art more democratic – by rotating the walls in an unusual way, it goes outside the building. The concept transformed […]

Expansion of the Faculty of General Medicine, Pécs Architect: Mihály Kádár Text: Marcell Szuhanyik Photos: Zsolt Hlinka The vision for the expansion of the Faculty of General Medicine of the University of Pécs, which began with the construction of a new, modern wing, goes far beyond the boundaries of the complex itself. In fact, it […]

Specialist Clinic, Budakeszi Architects: Bártfai-Szabó Építészműhely Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Benedek Bognár CLT construction method is becoming more and more widespread in Hungary, with buildings being constructed using this modern technology. It is perhaps not an exaggeration to say that the Bártfai-Horváth office is leading the way, having designed a crèche, a hunting lodge and […]

Nógrád County St Lazarius Hospital New Oncology Centre, Salgótarján Architect: Attila Gáva Text: Zsolt István Kiss dr, Péter Varga Photos: Zsolt Hlinka Our hospital architectural culture has once again been enriched with a functionally well-conceived, elegantly shaped building that uses the potentials of its surroundings with architectural respect and awareness. The nine-storey building, which dominates […]

New Health Centre, Hajdúböszörmény Architect: Marcel Ferencz Text: Péter Kovács Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky A new medical centre has been built in Hajdúböszörmény, which evokes the town’s past and its structural characteristics in both its use of materials and architectural design applying contemporary means. The so-called two-belt structure, created for defence reasons in the past, was […]

National Széchényi Library Archive Repository, Piliscsaba Architect: Attila Turi Text: Eszter Dénes Photos: György Dénes Every industrial building has its own formal rationalism, but strict technology does not preclude a valuable, unique appearance. In our age, when industrial buildings tend to be shabby and degrade into tin-can factories that emphasise temporariness, Attila Turi sees and […]

Reconstruction and Extension of Normafa Ski House, Budapest Architect: Levente Szabó Text: László Vincze Photos: Balázs Danyi Normafa is considered by many to be the very birthplace of the Hungarian skiing scene. The first significant ski slope in Hungary was opened here in 1919, so some 105 years have passed since then. In May 2013, […]

Dorothea Hotel, Budapest Architecture: TSPC Interiors: Lissoni & Partners Text: György Szegő Photos: Dorothea Hotel / George Fakaros Vision Required The block next to Vörösmarty Square in Budapest, which has now grown together as the Dorothea Hotel, bears traces of very different architectural and cultural eras. It combines a historic environment with contemporary spaces to […]

Enlargement of Ancestral Church of Fraião, Braga, Portugal Architect: Nuno Ferreira Capa Text: Tamás Szentirmai Photos: Attilio Fiumarella The project’s decision for the Ancestral Church of Fraião traces a path between the subtraction and the aggregation of distinctive elements, whose formal symbiosis results in the significance, scale and work of materials in the building time. […]

Museum Quarter Renovation Project, Sopron Architect: Dávid Józsa Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Richárd Tóth After several years of planning and construction work, visitors to Sopron can finally take possession of the Museum Quarter on Main Square. All the buildings of the institution are in themselves testimonies to centuries of architectural heritage, with valuable architectural layers […]