St Ladislaus’ National Memorial Site Visitors’ Centre, Somogyvár Architects: Csaba Molnár, Viktor Szentkuti, Dénes Halmai Text: Eszter Baku Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Launched in 2012, the complex programme meant to develop the visitors’ centre of the St Ladislaus’ memorial site of the Benedictine abbey ambitioned to preserve the existing conditions of the ruins, to display the […]
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The Reconstruction of the Castle District, Sopron Architect: Levente Szabó Landscape architecture: GEUM Text: Barnabás Winkler Photos: Balázs Danyi The historic core of downtown Sopron is surrounded by the walls of the castle. Enriched with bastions, they were built from locally quarried stone and there is a narrow promenade running along them. The latter path […]
Slow-Down
Reconstruction of Széll Kálmán Square, Budapest Architects: Tamás Fialovszky, Richárd Hőnich Landscape architect: Barnabás Szakács Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The reconstruction project of Széll Kálmán Square, which is the largest junction of the transport system of Buda, has been exposed to open and heated disputes as it divided opinions of both professionals and […]
Blown by the Széll…
Notes the new Moszkva Square Text: Gyula Zeke Sorry, this content is only available in Hungarian.
Market Hall – As a Communal Space
Reconstruction of the Hall in Klauzál Square, Budapest Architect: Zoltán Kun Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: József Hajdú Built precisely 120 years ago, the market hall standing in Klauzál Square features architectural values and an exterior which is by no means high-quality by today’s standards. As such, it ranks as one of the most prestigious industrial […]
A megújulás jele
Információs pavilon a budapesti Kálvária téren Építész: Takács Viktor Szöveg: Okrutay Miklós Fotók: Hajdú József Az építészeti tervezés során a természeti, illetve az épített környezet hatásai mellett a társadalmi-szociológiai összefüggések is hasonlóan fontos formáló erővel bírnak. A leendő használók ismerete nélkülözhetetlen, nem csupán a közvetlen igények szintjén, hanem a várható spontán reakciókra való felkészülés érdekében […]
Fates in Shadows
Memorial of Forced Labourers in Teleki Square Sculptor: Dan Reisinger Text: Hédi Szepes Photos: József Hajdú On April 17th, this work of art made by Dan Reisinger, a Hungarian-born artist and designer living in Israel to commemorate forced labourers dragged away from here in László Teleki Square, Józsefváros. The square itself has a symbolic significance. […]
Croissant from Pressburg
New Developments in Bratislava Text and photos: András Borsos Formerly a coronation centre, Bratislava shows a new face now in the 21st century. Citydwellers commemorate their age-old ceremonies, but are also proud of their contemporary city. They like walking along the promenade on the Danube bank, looking up at skyscrapers, and visit the comprehensive contemporary […]
Furnitecture
Hungarian Pavilion at Leipzig Book Fair Architects: sporaarchitects Text: Péter Mátrai Photos: Balázs Danyi The Hungarian Pavilion at the International Book Fair in Leipzig focussed on a current topic of Hungarian literature, much in the same way it previously has: namely, the success of György Dragomán’s novel in Germany titled Máglya (Stake). The design by […]
Ray in the Depth
NRHT Showroom, Bátaapáti Architects: Dorottya Gőz, Abdel Rahim Chehadé Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Based in Bátaapáti, NRHT, which is the short for National Radioactive Waste Store, has a visitors’ centre which was completed in 2015 as an extension of the original complex. Its designs truly reflected the atmosphere of the facility located in […]
The Strength of Stone
Remodelling of a Residential Building, Tihany Architect: László Mikó Text: Gábor Kerner Photos: János Szentiváni Built in the 1930s, the main structure with a saddle roof as well as its exterior is defined by masonry built from quarry stone originating from Tihany. Viewed from the street, the plinth of the fence and its pillars are […]
Promenadology
The Poetry of Walking in Urbanism Text: Tamás Meggyesi There are a couple of natural symbols of basic significance that tend to re-occur in the worldview of every single culture. Such examples are the motifs of the sun, the hill, watr, the tree or the road. The special role of the symbols is especially manifested […]