Tradition, Nature, Harmony

Large and exceptionally cultivated garden becomes natural part of nearby pine forest and its southern edge defined by S-shaped lake with grassy banks makes beautiful surroundings of the family house. And the Teahouse is just part of this carefully designed scenery. The inner space of the teahouse could be adjusted by the sliding doors…

Order – House

Social and economic transformations taking place in the past few decades, and especially the losses affecting villages first of all entailed the loss of traditions. As a result of changing social and economic tendencies the traditional vernacular culture of the peasantry and thus the uprooting of self-sustaining rural communities after millennia…

The Sanctuary of Methuselah Trees

Some of the ancient, 7 million years old trees found in summer, 2007 in Bükkábrány are exhibited in the Ipolytarnóc Fossils Nature Reserve, whilst the four trees transported to the Herman Ottó Museum in Miskolc have proven sensational enough to house a new science wing here. Relying upon the power full call of the Methuselah trees…

József Borsos and the Early Modern Architecture

József Borsos is a major architect of the 20th century in Hungary. His name is connected with such Debrecen buildings as the University Church, the Mortuary Building, the Stadion and the Swimming Pool as well. The exhibition explores the social background of these developments and the significant role of István Vásáry mayor…

The City as Time Machine

The 7th edition of the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam (AFFR), the major festival in the field of film and architecture all over the world, will be held from 10 to 13 October. More than 100 films on current trends in urban design and architecture will be screened in the LantarenVenster cinema in Rotterdam, Holland. Disused buildings.

New Face for the Lőverek in Sopron

Mihály Kubinszky: A régi soproni Lőverek, second edition, Stil Nuovo, 2013

The second edition of Mihály Kubinszky’s book on the history of Lővérek district in Sopron publish in 2013 due to the success of the first edition and several new developments in the area.

Learning from Vernacular

Mud huts, timber dwellings, stone houses – architectural structures around the world have evolved to be perfectly adapted to the surrounding environment, climate and available building materials. With the growing awareness of sustainable construction and regional traditions, these building types have been rediscovered as vital sources…

Csaba Csontos 1940-2013

Csaba Csontos began his career in the studio of his master, Lajos Zalaváry, along with his friend Miklós Dobozi. As a young architect his name is linked to the highest quality building of the early postmodern architecture in Hungary, the MTA Observatory in Piszkéstető. For many decades he took part in the reconstruction of the Festetics Castle…

Copenhagen Solutions

The City of Copenhagen wants to become the first carbon neutral capital in the world by 2025. And Copenhagen is already well on its way. Providing the city with integrated transportation systems has reduced traffic congestion and pollution to levels that are extremely low compared to many other big cities. One indication of this is that the number of…

Architecture Media Awards 2013

Winners of the Architecture Media Awards 2013: Architecture Media Awards in Building category: Esterházy Palace, Fertőd – Event Center, Puppet Show, Orange House, Water Tower reconstruction – architect: Csaba Molnár; Architecture Media Awards in Design category: Utilization of the flood basin at Tivadar – Noémi Varga diploma work (MOME)