MOME Workshop House, Budapest Architects: Zsófia Csomay, Tamás Németh Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Back in 1952 – just when the College of Applied Arts moved to Zugligeti Road – it was clear that the existing building shall not have enough capacity to contain all the necessary functions. The lack of an integral venue […]
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Instead of Demolishing
Bige Holding Office Block, Nyíregyháza Architect: Csaba Kovács Text: Zoltán Győrffy Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Based in Nyíregyháza, Nzrt-Trade Ltd is a member of Bige Holding Group as a supplier of artificial fertilizers in the agricultural regions in Eastern Hungary. Its new office center has been implemented by transforming and reinterpreting the old headquarters after designs […]
A Drop of Water Wrapped Around
Bike-centre by the Lake Tisza Architects: Árpád Ferdinánd, Csaba Ferdinánd Text: Dávid Bán Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky A drop of water along the Lake Tisza. A white building wrapped around by ramps. Árpád Ferdinánd and Csaba Ferdinánd designed the first bike centre of Hungary to be built here on the margins of Tiszafüred. The option was […]
Exemplary Standards
Health Centre, Csomád Architects: József Kolossa, Bartha Katalin Kolossáné, András Weiszkopf Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky As of today, one can clearly feel an increasingly heightened social sensitivity of contemporary architecture: an approach focussing on local and genuine needs instead of mega-scale investments and developments, high-brow philosophies and gestures of leaving signs behind. Decision-makers […]
Worlds Evolving Out of Wall Fragments
Holocaust Memorial Wall, Olaszliszka Architects: Zsolt Szécsi, Ágnes M. Juhász Art concept: Anna Baróthy, Bálint Tóth, Dalma Faddi Text: Marianna Berényi Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Located in the Hegyalja region, Olaszliszka used to have a fairly large Jewish community. Its the architectural heritage, the synagogue built by Friedmann Hersele (1808–1874), the famous rabbi of miracles has […]
Renewed Heritage
Wroclaw – European Capital of Culture 2016 Text: Edit Pálinkás Photos: Wroclaw ECC 2016 Wrocław entered the competition for the title of European Capital of Culture, because it has a story to tell. The city wants to talk about its past and present, and architecture has a main role in it. Besides the completed buildings […]
Silence as a Concept of Architectural Space
Contemplative Spaces in Church Architecture Today II Text: Vilmos Katona The essay is the second and ending part of an extended study based on the presentation of Vilmos Katona at the 9th Conference of Sacred Architecture and Interior Design taking place in Budapest in 2015, as an event of Ars Sacra Festival. The lead issue […]
Continuous Present
On the 50th Anniversary of the Hungarian Society of Urbanistics Text: Imre Körmendy The Hungarian Society of Urbanistics (MUT) was founded fifty years ago. Throughout its history, it has always been a genuine union of representatives of our profession who co-operate and think together. During its existence of five decades, MUT has evolved into a […]
Henszlmann Imre Prize 2015
Salutation to Hap Galéria and Barnabás Winkler The Hungarian Association of Archeology and Art History launched the award named after Imre Heinszlmann in 1989 to recognize achievements of individuals and institutions supporting the case of archeology, art history, applied arts and the protection of historic monuments and buildings in Hungary. At the end of 2015 […]
Roundabout Nyárád
Conference on the Cross-Border Protection of Historic Buildings, Organized by the Teleki Foundation, 2016 Text and photos: Gábor Nagy As a rule now every May the Teleki Foundation held its local conference on the cross-border protection of historic buildings sponsored and assisted by Hungary taking several days. This article below maps and surveys the historic […]
Socialist Modernism in Serbia
The architectural image of titoism Text: Éva Lovra The official art of Yugoslavia in the latter half of the 20th century blended the neutral quality of late-Modernism reaching far beyond politics with a strong ideology of power which was matched and went hand in hand with the simultaneous evolution of Yugoslavism and and Titoism. Tito’s […]
Action-like Architectural Interventions
Anylisis of raumlaborberlin Pneumatic Projects Text: Gergely Hory The primary goal of this study is to analyse the construction strategies and structural solutions of contemporary and temporary action-like architectural interventions typically implemented in public places as well as to compare them with their historic prototypes and sources of inspiration. It is a highly varied and […]