Kéré’s unique designs have been unanimously praised by critics and have been awarded many major international awards, both for their architectural qualities and their social commitment in Burkina Faso. ‘Help to self-help’ is the guiding principle of Diébédo Francis Kéré’s work. Born in Burkina Faso in 1965, he graduated from the Berlin…
The collection of the Budapest History Museum is made up of three major parts: architectural findings, object materials from the city history and work of art. A visit through the exhibition is a virtual time journey, which gives you the opportunity to have a look at relics of the past raging from architectural findings…
Architect Ľudovít Oelschläger (1896–1984), a native of Košice, studied architecture in Budapest. After graduation he gained practical experience at architectural offices in Berlin, Munich and Stuttgart. In 1924 he returned to Košice. Apart from his native town, his works can also be seen in other towns in Slovakia and Sub-Carpathian Ruthenia.
Europan has decided to make the concept of The Adaptable City the theme of the Europan 12 session. Europe’s cities are engaged in a radical transformation: they need urgently to reduce their ecological footprint to help resolve the energy crisis, combat the greenhouse effect and preserve nonrenewable resources.
Conference about the protection of monuments
Lectures about the reconstruction of Várkert Bazár from different points of view, the reconstruction of the Open-air Theatre in Margaret Island, support possibilities in the field of monument protection, and new technologies and forms in historical preservation.
Entries are now invited for the 2013 European Copper in Architecture Awards 16 – a showcase for architects designing with copper and its alloys to promote their work to an international audience. The final deadline for receipt of entries is 31st May 2013. Buildings of any size or type, completed between May 2011 and May 2013…
The european student competition on sustainable architecture was launched in 2006 by the Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine, together with a Europe-wide network of partner schools; “Leading European Universities in Sustainable Architecture” The schools of the network contribute to the competition by organizing parallel activities…
The winners of the 2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards were unveiled by the European Commission and Europa Nostra. The 30 winners are honoured for their achievements in four areas: conservation, research, dedicated service, and education, training and awareness-raising.
The Association of Hungarian Architects (MÉSZ) invites you to the exhibition Ybl Prize 2013
MÉSZ Kós Károly Hall
2th April – 12th April 2013
The Association of Hungarian Architects (MÉSZ) and the Architectural Photographers Open Society invite you to the exhibition
Opitz Tomas: Urban details
MÉSZ Kós Károly Hall
26th March – 5th April 2013
Toyo Ito, a 71 year old architect whose architectural practice is based in Tokyo, Japan, will be the recipient of the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The purpose of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which was founded in 1979 by the late Jay A. Pritzker and his wife, Cindy, is to honor annually a living architect whose built work…
Social housing
György Alföldi DLA (Department of Urban Studies)
József Hegedüs PhD (Városkutatás Kft.)
András Szekér (Habitat Hungary Kft.)
FUGA, Budapest 28th March 2013, 6 p.m.