2022

Fishing Club House, Balatonfüred Architects: Györgyi Tóth, Tamás Czigány Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Tamás Czigány The location is directly on the shore of Lake Balaton, with an exceptional panorama, surrounded by a grove and reeds by the lake. Coming from the promenade, you are greeted by the sight of a “house-like house” of fine proportions […]

Romkert, Budapest At the foot of the Gellért Hill, on the northern side of the Rudas Baths, there had been the revived classicist-style spa hotel, with a garden restaurant, a beautiful drinking hall and a fountain sunk into the ground in front of it up until 1945. The war, the new Elisabeth Bridge and the […]

Lóczy Cave Visitor Center, Balatonfüred Architect: László Mezei Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: László Mezei The reception building of the Lóczy cave at the foot of the Tamás mountain on the northern edge of Balatonfüred was recently opened. The building connected to the cave, which was discovered in the 19th century and can be visited since […]

New Roofing of the Roman Villa Farm at Balácapuszta Architect: Dániel Rabb, Péter Rabb Text: Anett Mizsei Photos: Tamás Réthey-Prikkel Approached from Nemesvámos, the spire of the church of Veszprémfajsz serves as a compass along the slopes of the Balaton highlands. But among the trees of the roadside grove, we soon spot yet another striking […]

Nádasdy Castle, Nádasdladány Architects: Alajos Hauszmann, István Linzbauer (1876), Lajos Ónodi Szabó (2021) Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky After several decades of preparation and construction, Nádasdy Castle in Nádasdladány is now open to the public. The authentic atmosphere and the revival of legends are the achievements the count’s family, who have ceaselessly documented the […]

Bástya-park, Budapest Architects: Lajos Koszorú, Bálint Koszorú Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: József Hajdú Up until the end of the 18th century, the medieval city wall of Pest marked the boundaries of the capital a bold gesture. It was only from the 1770s on that residential buildings were permitted, and the gateways and bastions at the […]

Vizafogó Park, Budapest Ladscape architecture: Máté Pécsi, Eszter Ripszám Text: Eszter Götz Photos: József Hajdú Behind the Pest bridgehead of the Árpád bridge, on the other side of the new tower block and the Agora office park with a total area of 130,000 square meters, a park was born in the summer of 2022. In […]

Pünkösdfürdő Park, Budapest Landscape architect: Adrienn Szalkai Text: Zsuzsa Schäffer Photos: József Hajdú On March 22, World Water Day, the Pünkösdfürdő Park in the northern end of Buda was handed over. The 7-hectare recreation park was the Municipality’s own investment, and FŐKERT was also responsible for its planning and implementation. A total of 685 trees […]

Designer: István Gajdos Text: János Géczi Photos: Gábor Gáspár Following the exploration of the historical traditions of the site, the project titled “Monasteries and Gardens at the foot of Veszprém Castle” was carried out after careful preparations between 2007 and 2014, making use of the opportunity of a European Union development period. A.D.U. Architects and […]

MAHART base port, Kisköre Architects: Zsuzsanna Antalné Tari, Péter Antal Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: István Veszely One of the key places for domestic tourism is Lake Tisza, the second largest lake in Hungary. Kisköre, located 27 kilometers from the Tiszalök barrage, has been the base port of MAHART for quite some time, offering a wide […]

Floriade 2022 World Horticultural Exhibition, Almere, The Netherlands Text and photos: Pál Lővei Organised decennially, Floriade returns to the „beneath-the-sea” tradition of the Haarlemmermeer, which was conquered from the sea back in the 19th century, after „mainland” Venlo. This time, it is held in Flevoland, a region that dried up in the 1950s and 1960s […]