MCC Pavilion, Révfülöp Architecture: Páricsy és Társai Text: Marcell Szuhanyik Photo: György Palkó The area known as the Cholnoky Jenő Children and Youth Harbour in Révfülöp has been under the management of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium Talent Foundation for only a few years, but since then it has been under continuous development. A boat repair […]
Natural and Up-to-date
New Directions in Wood Architecture Text: Eszter Götz Environmental awareness has become an increasingly important aspect of contemporary architecture. However, only a few clients are interested in the underlying environmental issues. It is difficult to get real information about the production processes of products that are claimed to be environmentally friendly. In addition to this, […]
From Earth to Sun
Solar House, Bárdudvarnok Architect: Péter Medgyasszay Text: Eszter Götz Photos: János Páli Architect Péter Medgyasszay and his colleagues were commissioned to design a solar house for a family with seven children moving from the Budapest agglomeration to the countryside. As this is the first house of its kind in the country, they turned to models […]
My Grandfather’s House
Traditional house-building master-inside training Text: András Krizsán DLA Photos: Nagyapám háza It is accepted practice throughout Europe to ensure the preservation of protected vernacular buildings either in museum (skansen) settings or to encourage their use in situ in their own environment, in keeping with their original character and character, preferably with reference to their original […]
Living materials, alternative systems
Text: Balázs Válóczy People who find me as an architect usually already feel the serious problems of the climate changing and the degradation of the environment, as well as the responsibility of architecture in these processes, and start looking for a way out. Among them are those who are willing to do it and pay […]
The Early Bird Catches the Worm
Evolution of water collection structures Text: Bálint Botzheim The city of Feodosia on the southeastern coast of the Crimean peninsula was once founded by the Greeks of Miletus as a colonial city. There is little precipitation in the area, but due to the proximity of the sea, the air is often humid. According to legend, […]
Environmentally Positive Architecture
Lungs of the City – Solar Decathlon Europe 2022 Text: PTE MIK – Tamás Kondor Dr, Hajnalka Juhász, Csilla Kondor-Hegedüs Photos: BUW SDE 21/22 In 2002, the Department of Energy of the United States launched Solar Decathlon, the world’s largest international building innovation competition. The competition for a sustainable, healthy built environment takes place every […]
The Future of Hybrid Buildings
Water-filled Glass Text: Mátyás Gutai Photos: WATER-FILLED GLASS LIMITED Water-filled Glass is a new glass technology that can be used as window glass or as a complete curtain wall; for roofs, it can be installed as skylights, glass skylights or even as complete glass roofs. The technological innovation is a layer of water flowing in […]
The House of Motion
ActiCity, Veszprém Architect: Anthony Gall Text: János Géczi Photos: Balázs Danyi The Veszprém-Balaton European Capital of Culture 2023 programme has ambitioned and targeted to revitalise existing, but out-of-use, valuable buildings to serve as venues for both traditional and innovative cultural events. One of these venues is the building in Külső-Püspökkert („Outer Bishopric Garden”), now a […]
We Believe in Art
Modern Art Gallery, Balatonfüred Architects: István Lukács, Vikár András Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Balatonfüred started to reinvent and reinterprete itself about a decade and a half ago. The Modern Art Gallery (Modern Műtár in Hungarian) in the centre of the Balaton region, which houses the collection of art collectors András Szöllősi-Nagy and Judit […]
A Permanent Space for Images of the Moment
New Exhibition Space of the Capa Center, Budapest Architect: Zsolt Szécsi Text: András Bán Photos: József Hajdú At last, a permanent photography museum has been opened in Budapest in a distinguished historic setting, with a prestigious collection of images, restrained architecture and a public focus. The Robert Capa Collection, purchased by the Hungarian state, has […]
Small can be monumental
Greek Catholic Museum and Study House, Nyíregyháza Architects: Mihály Balázs, Dávid Török, Balázs Falvai, Márton Nagy Text: Zoltán Bun Photos: Antal Bánhegyesy The denominational Museum and Study House, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, stands next to the St. Athanese Greek Catholic Theological College in Nyíregyháza, and was built after designs by Mihály Balázs, although the […]