National Awards and Prizes

March 15th, 2016 Initiated by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, János Áder, President of Hungary handed over national awards of merit on the anniversary of the Revolution and War of Independence in the 1848/49. The prizes were delivered by Ministers János Lázár and Zoltán Balogh. Of the authors given recognitions now we are hereby writing about […]

13th International Architecture Congress

16 March 2016 Text: Anna Zöldi The 13th International Architectural Congress sensitively reacted to what mostly excites Europe nowadays: it has invited its lecturers with the slogan „the meeting of cultures”. Although there were only five genuinely international lecturers, we could grasp a comprehensive survey wittingly embedded into a framework reflecting our local conditions. It […]

8th Budapest Architecture Film Days

3-6 March 2016 Text: Anna Zöldi Organized for the 8th time this year, the days of films on architecture has been true to its original mission again. Evolving into the most prestigious event of the region, this survey of films does not only evoke architecture as clad in an artistic kimono or a majestic robe, […]

MOME Campus Development Scheme

Results of the Contest In accordance with the governmental decree dating from 2014, the most significant development scheme of the creative industry in Hungary was launched at the Moholy-Nagy University of Arts with the aim to create MOME Campus – Creative Innovative Science Park primarily ambitioning to protect the existing values of the campus as […]

Moderate Approaches

National Heritage Park, Ópusztaszer Architect: István Murka Text: Anna Zöldi Photos: Tibor Zsitva The National Heritage Park in Ópusztaszer has been enriched with three sincere buildings of various characters reflecting the logic of their individual functions. István Murka, the architect in charge of the project ambitioned to re-configurate the former random spatial structure whilst integrating […]

Opening a Gate

Ludovika Campus Boarding School, Budapest Architects: József Finta, Tamás János Szabó Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Embracing Orczy Gardens, the complex contains all the institutions of the National University of Public Service launched in the beginning of 2012. First of all the restoration of the main building of Ludovika was completed in the spring […]

Fresh Viticulture

Anonym Winery, Etyek Architects: István Szövényi, Anna Szövényi Text: Ferenc Török Photos: József Hajdú Wine cellars are the most beautiful architectural relics of the ancient and still live traditions of Hungarian viticulture. In the vineyards of Tokaj, Villány and Csopak wineries for purely wine-tasting built along existing wine cellars are the brightest examples of Hungarian […]

A Scale Found

The Reconstruction of the Town Hall, Visegrád Architect: Tamás Bártfai Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: József Hajdú Open from the direction of the River Danube and closed towards the main street of the town, the town hall of Visegrád provides a background with its facades and those of the neighbouring buildings to the communal site: it […]

An Evolving History

The Restoration of the Castle in Siklós Architect: Judit Kaló Text: Tamás Fejérdy Photos: Judit Kaló, Róbert Hack, Ferenc Tepper The Castle in Siklós is unique in that it is the only castle in Hungary which has come down to us as relatively intact. By the 2000s, however, this historic monument had been deteriorated to […]

Black Diamond

International Conference Centre, Katowice Architects: JEMS Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Juliusz Sokołowski The Katowice conference centre is a multifunctional, complex service facility designed for congress, conference, exhibition, fair and performance. However, it also has an area which is fully available for the public – it is a green passage which goes diagonally through the building’s […]

Ready for Travel

Hungarian Railways Auxiliary Buildings, Vác Architect: László Pethő Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Tamás Török / Topogram The first steam engine went on her maiden voyage in 1846 from Pest to Vác. This route being the first line of public transport in Hungary has preserved its prestige ever since and carries approximately 10 % of all […]

From the Within towards the Outside

Summer Resort, Balatonszárszó Architects: Katalin Fazekas, Árpád Vilics Text: Levente Szabó Photos: Tamás Szentirmai This building in Balatonszárszó by Katalin Fazekas and Árpád Vilics cannot be regarded in a different way than a peaceful and calm manifestation of natural unity, that is the integral approach to exteriors and interiors, architectural statements and materials, as well […]