The design of the National Theatre of Albania Design: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) Text: Eszter Götz Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has redesigned a replacement for the National Theatre of Albania that will include three indoor performance spaces, a rooftop amphitheatre and a public space underneath the building. The 9,300 sq m venue is located in […]
2018
One who is faithful in small details…
The Recreation of the Neologue Synagogue and Žilina-Záriečie, Žilina Architects: Peter Behrens (1931), Martin Jancok (2017) Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky, Vanda Bujnovszky, Bálint Botzheim The reconstruction of the New Synagogue in Zsolna and the Stanica Žilina-Záriečie culture centre was initiated and managed by a local cultural association founded by civilians starting from finding […]
The New Gate of Füred
Balatonfüred, Railway Station and Casticum Square Architect: Tamás Gyarmati Text: János Géczi Photos: Balázs Danyi Opened to the public in 1972, the railway station in Balatonfüred is a work by György Kővári. Its most characteristic feature is that it is a counterpart of the Southern railway station in Budapest, designed by the same famous architect. […]
An Authentic Reconstruction
Restoring the railway station complex in Békéscsaba Architect: Erzsébet B. Terbe, Szabolcs Bánszky Text: Péter Garai Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The railway gate of Békéscsaba has been restored to its original design after having stood in an incomplete and fragmentary condition for several decades. On October 25th, 1858 the very first train arrived in front of […]
Freespace
16th International Architecture Biennale, Venice May 26th – November 25th 2018 Text: György Szegő Photos: Hanna Szegő, Norbert Hartyányi „Freespace”, which is this year’s slogan published by Yvonne Farell and Shelley McNamara Irish architects/curators, may be translated in more than one way, but its progressive contents has been on the air for more than a […]
From Another Perspective
Master of Light Award 2017 Text: Krisztina Somogyi In 2015, which was the Year of Light, professionals specialized in lighting technology made the decision to start a new award. Since then, the contest has been organized three times with great success. The initiative was realized by Lisys Project. Besides the main award with the title […]
Lisys-Project
Decorative Urban Lighting The name Lisys-Project has been a synonym of high-quality decorative urban lighting and the innovative way of thinking associated with it for a long time. Designing creative lighting adapted to the people living in the area, the innovative concepts realized with accuracy and professionalism in exterior and interior lighting is not work […]
Light Sphere – Live Image Company
Master of Light Award of Associated Arts Ceremony 2018 Concept and realization: Zsófia Bérczi Text: György Szegő Photos: Élőkép Színház The ceremony of Master of Light awards hosted a performance by Live Image Company. The spectacle-oriented production is difficult to define in terms of genres, as it is a performance blending poetic texts, composed of […]
Light in Space – Space in Light
The Subsequent Revolutions of the Light in Architecture Text: Sándor Böröcz October 22nd, 1879, Menlo Park, New Jersey – this day is regarded by many as a milestone in the history of electric lighting, as it was then that Edison and his colleagues managed to create an electric light operating for more than 13 hours […]
„Light helps to understan d space”
Interview with Ta más Bányai and Ferenc Haász lighting designers Apropos of the award titled the Master of Light Krisztina Somogyi has made an interview with the winner of the first year of the award (2015/16), Tamás Bányai, theatre lighting designer, who designed the lighting of underground line No. 4 and Ferenc Haász, architectural lighting […]
Everything Turns into a Screen
Light Architecture and Animation The article below presents a new area of light architecture, namely animation combined with building lighting. In a brief introduction, it surveys the role of artificial light in architecture, describes media facades, the potentials and possibilities of the interactions between virtual and genuine, man-made environment.
Balkrishna Doshi
Pritzker Prize 2018 Text: Eszter Götz Photos: VSF Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has continually exhibited the objectives of the Pritzker Architecture Prize to the highest degree. He has been practicing the art of architecture, demonstrating substantial contributions to humanity, for over 60 years. By granting him the award this year, the Pritzker Prize jury recognizes […]