Hungarian Socialist Realism Going on its Own Way

An Invisible Story Text: Ádám Sylvester Between the two world wars, Hungarian architecture managed to keep pace with international trends. It was a powerful presence in the world, in the background of CIAM also CIRPAC was founded to orchestrate talented designers cooperated supported by an excellent construction industry, and during the war genuine architectural gems […]

Instead of the Soviet Style Dictatory

R Building, Campus, University of Technology Text: Erzsébet Urbán After extensive damage caused by World War II, the main goal was to restore the basic infrastructure and residential buildings, besides clearing and removing debris. In close association with the socialist ideology, a kind of reconstruction was targeted instead of restoration. The years to come saw […]

The University of Technology and Economics

The Historical Campus, Budapest, 2013 Text: Ibolya Csengel-Plank Sponsored primarily by the Pro Progressio Foundation, this bilingual publication was published by the Budapest University of Technology during the first weeks of 2014. It is a genuinely stop-gap title, as it is the very first comprehensive and representative survey of the higher educational institute specialised in […]

Borvendég Béla (1931-2014)

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Sinkó Katalin (1941-2013)

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Tárgyszerűen

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In memoriam Farkas Ipoly

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Liquid Labyrinth

Liquid Labyrinth. Fabrizio Plessi Ludwig Museum, Budapest, January 31, 2014 – April 13, 2014 Fabrizio Plessi is one of the most remarkable and most popular Italian contemporary artists, who is foremost known for his large size, spectacular video installations. In his artworks Fabrizio Plessi merges modern technology – moving image and sound – with the […]