From Reserving a Place to Possessing Space

Catholic Parish, Üröm Architects: Balázs Falvai, Dávid Török, Márton Nagy Text: János Golda Photos: Tamás Szentirmai Architects from DMB Műterem, namely Balázs Falvai, Dávid Török and Márton Nagy had the chance to build the new parish building and community building on a narrow strip of a vacant lot in Church Square which is surrounded by […]

Kiln-Chapel, Viszák

Summer camps of Kós Károly Association for students Text and photos: Lőrinc Csernyus In 2015 it was the fourth time that the Touring School of Károly Kós Association participated in community building organised in Viszák, a village in the western region of Hungary. Building in cooperation, the theatre in the barn performing summer by summer, […]

Book of Wanderers

Kós Károly Foundation, 2015, 308 p. Text: Eszter Götz In 1989, during the very first momentum of the change of the political system Touring School was founded on the initiative of Imre Makovecz to start it as a post-gradual organisation training architects under the aegis of Károly Kós Association. This training has evolved into a […]

Global Village in Csórompuszta

Hello Wood Camp, 2015 Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky In 2010 a company specialized in timber trading and some young architects-designers who shared the same way of thinking met up to launch Hello Wood. As of today, only five years from then, there is a team here well-known all over the world and invited […]

Reserved Palce on a Waste Land

The Reconstruction and Extension of St. Andrew’s Castle, Bölcske Architect: Sándor Dévényi Text: Miklós Sulyok Photos: Tibor Zsitva The choice of the estate, the enterprise itself, the way of taking the castle and its surroundings into possession is actually an act of keeping and preserving a piece of Hungary. Although the castle is not a […]

In Palladio’s Wake

The Reconstruction of Vásárhelyi-Bréda Castle in Lőkösháza Architect: János Kmetykó Text: György Koczor Photos: János Kmetykó, Péter Hegedűs Vásárhelyi-Bréda castle was built by the deputy bailiff of Arad county around 1806 after an Italian example, namely Villa Capra La Rotonda in Vicenza. The castle was traumatized twice during its history, the first one being the […]

Three Long Furrows

Antinori Winery, Florence Architects: Archea Associati Text: Vilmos Katona Photos: Pietro Savorelli This year Antinori Winery was awarded Mies van der Rohe Prize as besides the technological expertise it has raised the standards of experience offered by contemporary wineries to guests well above average. Bargino is situated in the district of Florence along the road […]

Milan Wears a Golden Prada

The Centre of Fondazione Prada, Milan Architect: Rem Koolhaas Text: Pál Lővei Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Fondazione Prada, the art foundation of the fashion company Prada focusses on collecting mostly art works dating from the latter half of the 20th century, whilst also paying attention to Renaissance. The Foundation inaugurated ts exhibition centre in Milan just […]

…and the idea takes shape…

Albert Schickedanz, Builder of the Műcsarnok Kunsthalle (Műcsarnok), 5 September – 18 October 2015 The Műcsarnok and the Millennium Memorial were the joint concept of Albert Schickedanz and sculptor György Zala (whose exhibition is currently running at the Műcsarnok). Both projects were completed by 1896 for the events celebrating the millennium of the Magyars’ arrival […]

Arts & Foods. Rituals since 1851

Expo Milano 2015 9 April – 20 November 2015 Arts & Foods. Rituals since 1851 is an exhibition curated by Germano Celant, held at the Triennale in Milan from April 9 to November 1, 2015 Under the architectural direction of Studio Italo Rota, visitors have the opportunity to immerse themselves physically in a spectacular route […]

Prometheusz a színházban

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