FUGA, 2016, 242 page An other excellent review from Gyula Ernyey on the history of Hungarian design published by the FUGA Contemporary Architecture Center in Budapest focuses on Dezső Bozzay’s and his Colleagues oeuvre. Dezső Bozzay’s name hardly known to the public but his emblematic works played crutial part of the lives for many generations […]
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Magnificent Environment
Imre Farkas photo exhibition, Bank Center, 22 April – 5 May 2016 According to the Earth Day the gallery of the Bank Center Budapest organized an exhibition of photographer Imre Farkas. He focuses on the similarities between the natural and architectural order.
Community architecture
Jeney Lajos oeuvre exhibition Lechner Lajos Knowledge Center, 23 May – 30 September 2016 The heirs of Lajos Jeney handded down his professional work to the archives of Lajos Lechner Knowledge Center in October 2015. The Lajos Lechner Knowledge Center honors his heritage with this oeuvre exhibition.
Moholy-Nagy: Future Present
Guggenheim Museum, New York, 27 May – 7 September 2016 László Moholy-Nagy (b. 1895, Borsód, Austria-Hungary; d. 1946, Chicago) believed in the potential of art as a vehicle for social transformation, working hand in hand with technology for the betterment of humanity. A restless innovator, Moholy-Nagy experimented with a wide variety of mediums, moving fluidly […]
The new center of Paks – Ideas competition
According to growing expectations caused by the new developments in Paks the city council announces an ideas competition focusing on the city center from Táncsics park to the former cannery and the riverbank. Application deadline: 19 October 2016 More information, documents: www.mek.hu
BETA 2016
The BETA competition supports and promotes architecture in its various forms and manifestations. As the main event of the BETA* architecture biennial in Timișoara, the competition is intended to be a relating interface both within the profession and between the profession and the socio-cultural environment in which it operates. Relying on contextual similarities, the competition […]
Job advertisement – Secretary of the MÉSZ
The Association of the Hungarian Archtiects (MÉSZ) looking for a new secretary. Important tasks for the job: secretarial duties, proposal writing, administration, event organisation, communication. Application deadline: 15 August 2016 Evaluation deadline: 15 September 2016 The whole text of the job advertisment
Wanted – The model of the Bath in Jászberény
We are searching for Lajos Zalaváry architect’s model for the Bath in Jászberény opened in 1958. If you recognize the model or you have any information on its whereabouts, please contact us via the following e-mail address: epitomuveszet@gmail.com Thank you for your cooperation, the editors
Indoor Swimming Pool in Etelka sor, Szeged
The aim of the competition is to find the best design and designer for the new indoor swimming pool in the Etelka sor Sports Center in Szeged. Application deadline: 5 September 2016 More information: mek.hu
Vándoriskola 2016
The “Vándoriskola” of the Kos Karoly Association announced admission for young architects. “Vándoriskola” 2016 admission design: boiler room, heating plant for Manréza House for spiritual retreat Deadline: 31 August 2016 More information, contact: Csernyus Lőrinc Triskell Kft., 1034 Bp., Kecske utca 25. – tel.: (1) 388 1707 Füzes András Makona Kft., 1034 Bp., Kecske utca […]
Dósa nádor Square, Debrecen
The architectural competition aims the renewal of the Dósa nádor Square in Debrecen, along with the utilization of the eastern wall of the Town Hall, the extension of the downtown pedestrian zone, and the architectural and urban concept of the musical block in Csapó Street. Application deadline: 27 June 2016 More information and documentation: portal.debrecen.hu
National Awards and Prizes
March 15th, 2016 Initiated by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, János Áder, President of Hungary handed over national awards of merit on the anniversary of the Revolution and War of Independence in the 1848/49. The prizes were delivered by Ministers János Lázár and Zoltán Balogh. Of the authors given recognitions now we are hereby writing about […]