External Renovation of the Reformed Church of Fasor, Budapest Text: Piroska Varga Photos: Grafit Műterem The restoration of a church seems to be a simple and straightforward task of monument restoration. In such a case, we can usually not talk about a change of functions, missing parts, and the building can be thoroughly explored in […]
Architecture for All
Pars Pro Toto
Historical Aspects of Church Architecture in the Inter-War Era Text: Zoltán Dragon This study draws conclusions concerning the problems of the whole range of Catholic liturgical spaces built between the two world wars on the basis of some sacral buildings located in Hungary. The churches built between the two world wars are the harbingers of […]
Catholic? Exotic?
Catholic Church Architecture and Oriental Forms in Interwar Hungary Text: Tamás Kiss Europe, with its Greco-Roman foundations and Christian religious and cultural roots, has been curiously looking to the East for inspiration ever since the Middle Ages. The encounters between Eastern and European civilizations have resulted in numerous architectural interactions over the centuries, to varying […]
The House of Assembly
The Spatial Implications of the Contemporary Sacral and Secular Uses of the Synagogue in Rumbach Sebestyén Street Text: Zoltán Major The post-war history of synagogues in historical Hungary is fairly diverse. In the Holocaust, the vast majority of the communities that belonged to the buildings were killed, and the majority of the society did not […]
World Architecture Day 2024
Text and photo: Association of Hungarian Architects On 7 October, the Association of Hungarian Architects celebrated the World Architecture Day. To mark the occasion, the House of Architects presented a full day of events including press breakfast, architectural exhibition, international conference and Pecha Kucha Night.
The Architectural Advisory Board Established
The inaugural meeting of the Architectural Advisory Board was held on the 10th of July, 2024, with distinguished members of the profession assisting the Ministry of Construction and Transport. The Ministry of Construction and Transport has invited Kossuth Prize-winning architects to participate in the activities of the Architectural Advisory Board. The Board is scheduled to […]
State Awards on August 20th
On the occasion of the celebration of the founding of the Hungarian State, prestigious state awards were traditionally presented this year to professionals in the field of culture. Amongst the representatives of the architectural profession, Dr. Anthony John Gall, Ybl Miklós Ybl Prize-winning architect, architectural historian, professor, dean of the Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture […]
National Conference of Chief Architects 2024
Berekfürdő, 2024. 11-13. This year’s National Conference of Chief Architects in Berekfürdő was a huge success. The first day was spent getting to know the town and its surroundings, followed by a series of lectures and sessions. Traditionally, the annual conference is the venue for the preentation of the award of the Chief Architect of […]
Awards of the Architectural Section of the Hungarian Academy of Arts
Pesti Vigadó, September 25th Text and photos: Hungarian Academy of Arts This year again, the Hungarian Academy of Arts awarded prizes to outstanding personalities of Hungarian intellectual life, who have presented a unique oeuvre in the field of art, art theory, art organisation and/or art administration. Each year, the sections award prestigious prizes to two […]
No Frills
Richter Centre, Budapest Architects: Gábor Zoboki, András Csiszér, Éva Oláh, Judit Besey, Arian Choroomi Text: Anna Zöldi Photos: Dániel Dömölky Gedeon Richter, the founder of the Hungarian pharmaceutical industry, has done an incredible amount of work to establish, develop and also to make the Hungarian pharmaceutical industry famous worldwide. Today, Richter is one of the […]
New Life for k.u.k. Barracks
Bem Center Office Building, Hotel Kimpton Bem, Budapest Architects: Katalin Csillag, Zsolt Gunther Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The Radetzky barracks’ eventful history is a perfect example of how to find the suitable investors, financial support and dedicated architects who respect the building for a well-chosen new function. The recent reconstruction of the dilapidated […]
Timeless Geometry
Liget Center Auditorium, Former MÉMOSZ Headquarters, Budapest Architects: Zoltán Király, Zoltán Bozsik Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: György Palkó As the zeitgeist continues to change steadily, so does our perception of the values of buildings that fit well into the currents of contemporary architecture. One of the iconic monuments of Hungarian architectural history after World War […]