Millenáris Széllkapu – Competition

Brainstorming Competition for the utilization of the block bordered by Margit Krt – Kis Rókus St. – Fény St. – Mammut Shopping Center in Budapest. The Millenáris Széllkapu Nonprofit Kft. waiting for ideas serving the purpose of the relaxation and recreation.
Deadline: 24 February 2014

Piet Zwart Institute

The Piet Zwart Institute is an international postgraduate programme dedicated to study and research in the fields of art and design. Named after the pioneering Dutch designer, Piet Zwart (1885-1977), who worked experimentally across media and contexts, the Institute offers a rich combination of in-depth specialisation and interdisciplinary…

Louisville Children’s Museum Competition

Designing a Louisville Children’s Museum, Revitalizing a Downtown Edge, is an international ideas competition sponsored by the local chapters of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Lousiville is one of the few cities of its size without a museum dedicated specifically to children between…

The 10th European Urban and Regional Planning Awards

ECTP-CEU, with the support of the Committee of Regions is proud to organise the 10th European Urban and Regional Planning Awards. This edition of the Awards is also supported by the SPECIAL project and Intelligent Energy Europe in collaboration with the TCPA (Town and Country Planning Association). The ECTP-CEU’s European Urban…

Iván Kotsis Prize 2013

Iván Kotsis Prize 2013

In 2013 the Iván Kotsis Prize went to Attila Bodrossy DLA architect

The prize-giving ceremony was held on 16th December 2013.

The Whale on the Bank of River Danube

This October Marc Augé French ethnologist visited Budapest to deliver a lecture during the conference titled Science and Power after which he took part in discussions. One of the focuses of his research work in ethnology and anthropology is the interpretation of location. His stay here had nothing to do with the opening of the Whale in November…

Research, Education and Innovation

The building is located on an area defined by the principles of the general plans made for the world exhibition which remained on blueprint: it is placed on the Boulevard of Hungarian Scientists, next to the so-called Q1 Building which houses the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Information Technology and Economics of the Budapest…

A Test of Courage

A4 Studio had an utterly simple idea for this utterly simple construction to reflect the standards of fencing in Hungary by architectural means: a golden medal calls for a golden box. Courage was much needed to come up with such an obvious, pretentious concept in the context of contemporary Hungarian architecture which is permeated by a variety…

Straw Theatre in Tallinn

The unique theatre of Europe built from straw only stood in the capital of Estonia for six months on the ruins of a former Soviet naval base. It was built in 2011 with the purpose to function as the venue for some unique programmes of the Tallinn European Cultural Centre that summer. It stood on the top of a former Baroque-style earthwork called…

Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis?

The spectacles of vernacular architecture in villages like Liptó and Árva, Tomáš Džadoň artist realized with a shock how dull and uniform prefab housing define the lifestyles of people living there by their bleakness. Almost every other citizen in Slovakia lives in prefab houses. According to the original concept, the artist wanted to remodel one of…

Waiting for a Museum

So far the Museum of Architecture has existed as a collection in Hungary. As part of the concept competition for the Museum District this autumn at last now there is the chance to see the outlines of a scheme of a comprehensive architectural centre featuring independent exhibition areas, research centre, and scientific base facilitating the building…

Architectural Centre or Architectural Museum?

The Architekturzentrum Wien presents its history in a comprehensive publication. Through the 20 years of its existence the institution founded in 1993 has grown into one of the most important forums of architecture which is housed in one of the wings of the downtown MuseumQuartiers otherwise containing contemporary and modern…