Digital Power Plant and National Film History Theme Park, Ózd Architect: Györgyi Csontos Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Ózd, which used to be an industrial centre based on metallurgy back in the Socialist era, had ultimately demolished its factory plant simultaneously with the change of the political system in 1990 when there was a […]
Handing Down Knowledge at the Highest Level
Almásy Mansion, Visitors’ Centre, Gyula Architects: László Földes, Csaba Balogh Text: Edit Pálinkás Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The very first building of the mansion in Gyula was built by János György Harruckern, who was given the area as a reward for his services to King Charles III of Hungary after the withdrawal of the Turkish conquerors […]
Venues in Eger
Ruins of Valide Sultana Baths; Ellátó – Arkt Arts Centre Architects: Tas Komáromi (Valide Sultana); Gábor Fábián, Dénes Fajcsák (Ellátó – Arkt Arts Centre) Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: József Hajdú Eger has been enriched with two developments recently which have the potentials to evolve into genuine venues in the depth of this town of modest […]
The First Shot
MOME Workshop House, Budapest Architects: Zsófia Csomay, Tamás Németh Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Back in 1952 – just when the College of Applied Arts moved to Zugligeti Road – it was clear that the existing building shall not have enough capacity to contain all the necessary functions. The lack of an integral venue […]
Instead of Demolishing
Bige Holding Office Block, Nyíregyháza Architect: Csaba Kovács Text: Zoltán Győrffy Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Based in Nyíregyháza, Nzrt-Trade Ltd is a member of Bige Holding Group as a supplier of artificial fertilizers in the agricultural regions in Eastern Hungary. Its new office center has been implemented by transforming and reinterpreting the old headquarters after designs […]
A Drop of Water Wrapped Around
Bike-centre by the Lake Tisza Architects: Árpád Ferdinánd, Csaba Ferdinánd Text: Dávid Bán Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky A drop of water along the Lake Tisza. A white building wrapped around by ramps. Árpád Ferdinánd and Csaba Ferdinánd designed the first bike centre of Hungary to be built here on the margins of Tiszafüred. The option was […]
Exemplary Standards
Health Centre, Csomád Architects: József Kolossa, Bartha Katalin Kolossáné, András Weiszkopf Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky As of today, one can clearly feel an increasingly heightened social sensitivity of contemporary architecture: an approach focussing on local and genuine needs instead of mega-scale investments and developments, high-brow philosophies and gestures of leaving signs behind. Decision-makers […]
Worlds Evolving Out of Wall Fragments
Holocaust Memorial Wall, Olaszliszka Architects: Zsolt Szécsi, Ágnes M. Juhász Art concept: Anna Baróthy, Bálint Tóth, Dalma Faddi Text: Marianna Berényi Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Located in the Hegyalja region, Olaszliszka used to have a fairly large Jewish community. Its the architectural heritage, the synagogue built by Friedmann Hersele (1808–1874), the famous rabbi of miracles has […]
Renewed Heritage
Wroclaw – European Capital of Culture 2016 Text: Edit Pálinkás Photos: Wroclaw ECC 2016 Wrocław entered the competition for the title of European Capital of Culture, because it has a story to tell. The city wants to talk about its past and present, and architecture has a main role in it. Besides the completed buildings […]
Contours of Cultural Memory
St Ladislaus’ National Memorial Site Visitors’ Centre, Somogyvár Architects: Csaba Molnár, Viktor Szentkuti, Dénes Halmai Text: Eszter Baku Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Launched in 2012, the complex programme meant to develop the visitors’ centre of the St Ladislaus’ memorial site of the Benedictine abbey ambitioned to preserve the existing conditions of the ruins, to display the […]
Headway
The Reconstruction of the Castle District, Sopron Architect: Levente Szabó Landscape architecture: GEUM Text: Barnabás Winkler Photos: Balázs Danyi The historic core of downtown Sopron is surrounded by the walls of the castle. Enriched with bastions, they were built from locally quarried stone and there is a narrow promenade running along them. The latter path […]
Slow-Down
Reconstruction of Széll Kálmán Square, Budapest Architects: Tamás Fialovszky, Richárd Hőnich Landscape architect: Barnabás Szakács Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The reconstruction project of Széll Kálmán Square, which is the largest junction of the transport system of Buda, has been exposed to open and heated disputes as it divided opinions of both professionals and […]