The Reality of Architecture – „There, We Have Everything”

To Attila Batár Aged 95 Text: Péter György Talking about architecture, we tend to exclusively look for correlations between political, cultural and social spheres, and then make them objects of critical analyses. The inseparable associations of physical and symbolic spaces prove again and again the role of architecture in politics and power. We find it […]

Digital Arts and Crafts

Marebito House, Nanto, Japan Architecture: Vuild. Co. Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Hayato Kurobe, Takumi Ota An architecture startup Vuild, Inc. has completed “House for Marebito” in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture in 2019. This project challenges the local issues of forestry and marginal settlement by only using local lumbers and CNC milling machine. Toga village is stated […]

Az Év Főépítésze Díj

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Awards on March 15th

Architects Awarded Ybl, Kossuth and Széchenyi Prizes Traditionally, the most prestigious professional recognition of architects, the Ybl Prize is awarded on March 15th, our national holiday. This year another two high-standard recognitions went to representatives of Hungarian contemporary architecture. György Skardelli architect received Kossuth Prize as a recognition of his oeuvre, whilst Sándor Horváth and […]

UIA II region meeting and International Convention of Architecture

House of Architects, 5 March, Budapest Text: Tibor Fátyol The UIA II region meeting took place in Budapest, Hungary on 5th of March 2020. It was hosted by the Association of Hungarian Architects (AHA) in its headquarter in Budapest. The main topics of the meeting were presentations and consultations on the past year programs/architectural events, […]

In Memoriam György Fekete (1932–2020)

The Transmitter Text: György Szegő György Fekete, who passed away in April 2020, was an interior architect and designer as well as a culture politician was a key figure. as he defined himself: a „culture tactician”. It would be a difficult task to make a complete list of all the state-managed institutions the founding of […]

Gábor Turányi (1948–2020)

The Architect of Sensitive Modernism Text: Miklós Sulyok Gábor Turányi, an outstanding master of contemporary Hungarian architecture, graduated in the mid-1970s from the Technical University of Budapest, where the already empty trends of Modernist architecture and the strict budgetary measures of “Socialism” radically limited the potentials of architecture in Hungary. From the very start of his […]

In Memoriam József Scherer designer (1947–2020)

Text: György Szegő József Scherer, an applied artist, designer, university professor, a key figure in Hungarian design, Ferenczy-Noémi Prize winner and András Dózsa Farkas Prize winner, a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, died on May 2. He was a versatile creator and, at the same time, a high-impact university lecturer for decades.

A Hall for Culture in Kőbánya

The Workshop and Rehearsal Centre of  the Hungarian State Opera and Erkel Theatre, Kőbánya Architect: Miklós Marosi  Text: Eszter Götz  Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky  Opened in 1884, the Opera House has been looking for a suitable venue ever since to permanently house the functions that could not be contained in the historic building designed by Ybl on Andrássy Avenue. […]