The bivak and the dormitory

Reformed Student College, Pápa Architects: Tamás Máté, Áron Vass-Eysen Text: Péter Debreczeni Photos: Ákos Rajnai Pápa is a nationally renowned school town thanks to the Reformed College of Pápa, which has become a major intellectual centre of the city and the Transdanubian region over its almost 500-year history.The College was forced to move several times […]

A New Connection Towards the City

Renovation of Csokonai National Theatre in Debrecen Architects: Péter Kovács, András Tisza Interior designers: Rózsa Csavarga, Bence Török Szabolcs Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Debrecen had a permanent theatre company as early as the end of the 18th century, but for a long time it entertained the public in the chariot theatre of an […]

Respect for Background Work

The New Service Building of Petőfi Theatre in Veszprém Architects: Ferenc Potzner, Gábor Martin Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Krisztina Ancza In 2016, the theatre of Veszprém was given the opportunity for a comprehensive renovation project within the framework of the Modern Cities programme. Last renovated in the late 1980s after designs by Péter Szendrő, the […]

Finding Home

Community House, Makó Architect: Balázs Váradi Text: János Pál Photos: Bence Csernyus After a long and thorough preparatory work stage, supported by a series of studies, the city of Makó decided to create its new sub-centre, which will provide long-term assistance and opportunities in a complex way, mainly for the residents of the neglected and […]

Marshal Piłsudski’s Architectural Vision Today

The Polish Army Museum, Warsaw Architecture: WXCA Architectural Design Studio Text: György Szegő Photos: Marcin Czehowicz The Polish Army Museum, now completed in the still Tsarist Citadel in Warsaw, was founded in 1920 by Marshal Józef Piłsudski, the first head of state of the Second Polish Republic, at the beginning of the Polish state revival. […]

Revitalisation of the Pauline Monastery and its Surroundings in Kőkút

MÉSZ-MÉK Diploma Award 2023 Concept and text: Dóra Tihanyi, BME Consultant: Péter Kronavetter DLA The Pauline monastery of Kőkút („Stone Well”) in Salföld is one of the oldest monuments of the order, with a history dating back to the 1260s. The scheme proposes to enhance the significance of the site and to develop its uses. […]

Space – Unity – Community

Examining Spatial Relations in Longitudinal Catholic Churches between the World Wars Text: Tamás Kiss The struggle between conservative and modernist architectural trends in the first half of the 20th century was mainly manifested in the stylistic appearance, i.e. the continuity of the “neo” (Revivalist) styles at the turn of the century. However, the preferred architectural […]

The Meeting of Heaven and Earth in Modern Church Architecture

Photo Exhibition by Péter Gyukics, FUGA, 14.09- 01.10. Text: István Schneller Photos: Péter Gyukics The primary task of architecture in general — as the Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa, among others, phrased it — is to create an experience of place and space, of „placelikeness” in a homogeneous world without place or meaning, in a world […]

Our European Heritage

The 13th-century rotunda of Süvete in Gömör Text: Mária Prokopp Photos: Andrea Németh Süvete (Šivetice, SLO), the 12th-14th-century seat of the Zách clan, is a prominent hilltop site in the picturesque Gömör region, along the river Murány. The fortified manor house must have stood near the magnificent 12th-13th-century rotunda, which still stands today, covered with […]

Following the Archangel

The European Saint Michael’s Line Text: László Kripkó The St Michael’s Line is a pictorial skyline that connects seven St Michael’s churches along a straight line of about 4200 km from Ireland to the Holy Land, following the line of the summer solstice sunset. According to tradition, the line marks the cut where the earth, […]

Excavations at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Text: Eszter Götz After three decades of negotiations, the archaeological excavation under the floor of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem could finally begin in 2022. The work, including the full restoration of the temple, is expected to take 20 years. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built around 330 BC, after […]

The Pitfalls of National Styles 1

Heritage management serving identity politics in Hungary at the end of the nineteenth century Text: Viktor Rozmann, Deodáth Zuh The study aims to discuss the manifold relations of late 19th-century cultural heritage management and the quest for reinforcing national identities. This issue is exemplified by the case study of Imre Henszlmann’s works that expanded on […]