Bóbita Kindergarten, Gyergyócsomafalva Architect: Miklós Köllő Text: György Szegő Photos: István Szigeti Vajk Located at the foot of Görgényi Hills, Gyergyócsomafalva has a new kindergarten that enhances the identity of the location not only with its spaces but also with its spirituality encoded in the building. The designer of the kindergarten, Miklós Köllő and the […]
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Encounters in Space
Kindergarten and Mini Nursery, Debrecen-Tégláskert Architect: Tibor China Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Attila Varga Redefining the tradition of Transylvanian wooden churches, the tower church of Debrecen-Tégláskert is one of the main works of György Csete’s organic architecture and a dominant feature of the quiet suburban surroundings. The two-group kindergarten and mini nursery of the Calvinist […]
Pushing Boundaries in Physical and Mental Space
Primary School, Szentpéterfa Architects: András Cseh, Ádám Tátrai, Dávid Németh, József Élő, Szilárd Köninger Text: Krisztina Somogyi Photos: Alex Shoots Buildings / Alexandra Timpau, CAN Architects For CAN Architects, the link between architecture and learning is a fundamental topic: whether it is built environment education, a theoretical framework for spatial design or the design of […]
Minimal Base
Nursery, Zákány Architect: András Greg Text: Péter Zilahi Photos: András Greg Despite its small scale, this village in Somogy county runs both a school and a kindergarten. Its inhabitants look to the future with some palpable optimism; they believe in some kind of sustainable concept of development. The need to build a new nursery is […]
Habitants of the Round Hill
Kindergarten, Semily, Czech Republic Architect: Marek Topič Text: Eszter Götz Photos: BoysPlayNice The new Kindergarten in Semily (CZ) designed for 110 children combines a classic municipal kindergarten and a Waldorf kindergarten in a single building. The aim was to create a building with centralized facilities and a kitchen for two independent two-class kindergartens for children […]
Continuity and Layering
Education Centre, Pellérd Architects: Tamás Getto, Tímea Schunk Text: Péter Zilahi Photos: The Greypixel In 2003, a competition was launched for the contemporary re-design of the town centre of Pellérd, in which Tamás Getto and his colleagues’ concept won. Their idea was to define a new main square along the main road on the southern […]
Restoring a Sense of Home
Krausz Palace, Budapest Architect: Péter Bordás Text: Gabriella Uhl Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky This grandiose building with its lavish design and decoration was built by Lajos Krausz in 1882. The first floor was then occupied by the Krausz family, whilst the other floors were rented apartments for the upper middle classes, and the ground floor housed […]
A Laboratory in the Park
Bosch Budapest Innovation Campus Architect: Marina Annus Text: Péter Debreczeni Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Bosch Innovation Campus is a building complex that seeks to integrate harmoniously into its surroundings, and although it incorporates all the design principles of contemporary office architecture, from communal design to highly automated office spaces and energy-saving solutions, its main asset is […]
Theatre Pedagogy Workshop, Győr
MÉK-MÉSZ Diploma Award 2023 Text and concept: Mátyás Weisz Consultant: Balázs Falvai DLA Theatre education, drama pedagogy as a form of education and training combines traditional education with the theatre, and thus makes learning more colourful for children. Drama education training takes place mostly on-site in schools. The plan will provide a home for theatre […]
School in Social Space
Text: Krisztina Somogyi Numerous studies in environmental psychology have shown that the place where we live shapes us, influences us, and of course we shape it. We become attached to places that we like, we take care of them, we return to them for the sheer pleasure, while other, unpleasant places may even attract deviant […]
Space and Learning
CAN Architects’ Work on Space and Education Text: András Cseh DLA, József Élő, Szilárd Köninger, Dávid Németh, Ádám Tátrai CAN Architects was founded by a team of architects who are both active design architects and educators. In the cooperation of different age groups, they have learned that various existing knowledge, creativity and initiative can complement […]
A 21st-century Architectural Language Lesson
Design process as a Continuous Translation Task or the enlargement of Grassalkovich Elementary School in Vecsés Text: Melinda Bognár Varied media, different formats, various tools, all in the service of communicating an idea. The symbiosis of verbal, visual and formal languages contributes to the realisation of the architectural work through a variety of media, while […]