World Architecture Day – House of Hungarian Architects

Architecture, construction, climate 5 October 2015 Program 11.00 House of the Year 2015 exhibition and prize-giving ceremony 14.00 Opening of the World Architecture Day in the House of Architects, Budapest and the prize-giving ceremony of MÉK – MÉSZ Diploma Award 15.45 Architectural Photography of the Year 2015 exhibition and prize-giving ceremony 16.30 “Building”. Exhibition of […]

15th International Architecture Exhibition – Call for proposals

CALL FOR PROPOSALS Curatorial Assignment for the Exhibition Concept of the Hungarian Pavilion at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, Venicec Deadline: 2 November 2015 More information: ludwigmuseum.hu Earlier exhibitions in the Hungarian Pavilion: 2014 (Building) 2012 (Spacemaker) 2010 (BorderLine Architecture) 2008 (Corpora In Si/gh/te) 2006 (Re:orient)

Ferenc Bán exhibition and book prestentation

FUGA, Budapest, 7 October 2015, 7 p.m. The FUGA Budapest Center of Architecture, the TERC Publisher and the Hungarian Academy of Arts invites you for the opening of Ferenc Bán exhibition and the accompanying presentation of Levente Szabó’s book on Ferenc Bán’s architecture. Opening speech and book presentation: Mihály Balázs architect

Plečnik – Zala – Aquila

Three Exhibitions in Kunsthalle Budapest Text: Áron Petneki The exhibitions in Art Gallery (Kunsthalle) Budapest present the oeuvres of a painter, a sculptor and an architect, respectively. The characters of the artists, namely János Aquila, György Zala and Jože Plečnik are separated from each other by historic periods and styles, whilst also are also associated […]

American Picture Postcard from Óbuda

IBS – Aquincum Campus, Graphisoft Park Architect: Kajdócsi Jenő Text: Botzheim Bálint Photos: Zsitva Tibor The buildings formerly belonging to the Gas Works within the premises of Graphisoft Park are protected historic monuments and unique in being so as the structures of the Park are predominantly works of contemporary architecture. International Business School (IBS) moved […]

Tactile simplicity

The Extension of Blind Children’s Home, Budapest Architect: Géza Kendik Text: Anna Zöldi Photos:Tamás Bujnovszky Receiving sponsoring from Azerbaijan, the latest project by A4 studio was built in the hills as an extension of a Catholic children’s home. This high-standard building hides on a hillside in Buda, featuring values that are hidden not only from […]

Elevation from Reality

Tourist Centre, Galyatető Architect: Csaba Kovács Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The Association of Hungarian Hikers Naturalists has decided to revitalize the entire length of the blue-sign tour and a flagship of this decision is the tourist centre located in Galyatető. Hiding in the shade of the hotel, this small single-storey house was built […]

The Grace of Pest

Prestige Hotel, Budapest Architects: Péter Hegedűs, Ágnes Bolyó Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Gábor Erdélyi, Viktória Győrfi Sometime before the twin towns of Pest-Buda evolved into an integrated metropolis named Budapest within only a few decades, the elderly József Hild constructed a tenement block in a tiny street just behind the building of the Hungarian Academy […]