The Karst man – The Slovenian Connection Kunsthalle, Budapest, 12 August – 27 September 2015 Plecnik studied in Vienna in Otto Wagner’s master school during the second part of the 1890s. He then worked in Vienna until the end of World War I. He taught at the School of Art and Design in Prague from […]
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Építészeti Nívódíj 2015
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Sustainable Urban Development
HuGBC Conference Budapest, 16 September 2015 The one-day event, held on the 16th of September, will focus on the question of turning the attention of local decision makers towards sustainability. One of the most important challenges of our age is to encourage local govenments and decision making systems towards a sustainable approach. Although Hungarian settlements […]
Mulifunctional Community Centre
Architectural competition for Budapest, 3rd District, Kalászi utca 5-7. – Multifunctional Community Centre The aim of the competition is to redesign the interiors and a facades of the former art school to create a high quality library and cultural centre in the border of Római fürdő and Csillaghegy. Along with these two functions the announcer, […]
New Market Hall and Short Supply Chain Centre in Pécs
Architectural competition The aim of the competition is to find the most suitable design for the new Market Hall and the connecting Short Supply Chain Centre that includes solutions for the urban development of the surrounded areas too, along with the resulting extended North-South pedestrian axis of the city centre. Application deadline: 29 September 2015 […]
Cooperation Reaching Beyond Frontiers
The Management of MÉSZ in Gyula and Arad Text: Rita Szabó Photos: Péter Hegedűs The management of MÉSZ (the Association of Hungarian Architects) held its touring meeting in Gyula this June. The programme outlined by chairman László György Sáros DLA emphasized the importance of building closer relations with the countryside and encouraging the foundation and […]
Green Spectacle
EXPO Milan, May 1st-October 31st, 2015 Text: György Szegő Photos: Hanna Szegő, György Szegő The topic of the Milan-based world exhibition which is an architectural survey taking place in 2015 covering an area of 1 million square metres is as follows: „To nurture Planet Earth and give energy to Life”. This year’s EXPO presents a […]
The Little Prince’s Visit
Prezi Office, Budapest Architects: Zsolt Alexa, Donát Rabb, Ákos Schreck Text: Eszter Baku Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The most dynamically developing enterprise in Hungary even by international standards, Prezi was founded in 2009 by Péter Árvai, Péter Halácsy and Ádám Somlai-Fischer. Its continuously changing office complex has found its new home in a historic space, the […]
A Miracle in Csomád
Sports Centre, Csomád Architects: József Kolossa, András Weiszkopf Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The new building of the Local Sports Club evokes the best traditions of Hungarian Modernism, as it blends formal inspiration drawn from structure with social sensitivity on a tiny area. At the end of the main road leading here straight from […]
A Friendly Match
Audi Arena, Győr Architect: János Sándor Text: Fanni Gárdos Photos: Tibor Zsitva The new sports hall is really important for the city of Győr as sports events are so high-standard there that they definitely have deserved such fine conditions and facilities. The women’s handball team has especially earned it recently with their excellent results. As […]
Concentrating Functions
Fusion Winery, Eger Architects: Gábor Fábián, Dénes Fajcsák Text: Marianna Berényi Photos: Árpád Pintér Located near the heart of Eger, Fusion winery opened its revolving lamella doors to the public in 2014. Three years earlier the young architects from Arkt Stúdió were given the chance to design a new building covering a floor area of […]
An Image Assembled
The Reconstruction of Esterházy Castle, Pápa Architect: Judit Bernadett Kaló Text:Tamás Fejérdy Photos: Tibor Zsitva Arriving at Esterházy Castle, a protected historic monument in Pápa, one is impressed by the neat well-kept environment first of all. On entering the cour d’honneur wedged in between the two lateral wings reaching forward, we are overwhelmed by a […]