…and the idea takes shape…

Albert Schickedanz, Builder of the Műcsarnok Kunsthalle, Budapest, 5 September 2015 – 18 October 2015 The twentieth of July this year marks the centenary of the death of the architect of Heroes’ Square, and next year we celebrate the 120th anniversary of the building of Műcsarnok. These two important dates present the opportunity to host […]

Joze Plecnik (1872–1957)

The Karst man – The Slovenian Connection Kunsthalle, Budapest, 12 August – 27 September 2015 Plecnik studied in Vienna in Otto Wagner’s master school during the second part of the 1890s. He then worked in Vienna until the end of World War I. He taught at the School of Art and Design in Prague from […]

Építészeti Nívódíj 2015

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Sustainable Urban Development

HuGBC Conference Budapest, 16 September 2015 The one-day event, held on the 16th of September, will focus on the question of turning the attention of local decision makers towards sustainability. One of the most important challenges of our age is to encourage local govenments and decision making systems towards a sustainable approach. Although Hungarian settlements […]

Mulifunctional Community Centre

Architectural competition for Budapest, 3rd District, Kalászi utca 5-7. – Multifunctional Community Centre The aim of the competition is to redesign the interiors and a facades of the former art school to create a high quality library and cultural centre in the border of Római fürdő and Csillaghegy. Along with these two functions the announcer, […]

New Market Hall and Short Supply Chain Centre in Pécs

Architectural competition The aim of the competition is to find the most suitable design for the new Market Hall and the connecting Short Supply Chain Centre that includes solutions for the urban development of the surrounded areas too, along with the resulting extended North-South pedestrian axis of the city centre. Application deadline: 29 September 2015 […]

Cooperation Reaching Beyond Frontiers

The Management of MÉSZ in Gyula and Arad Text: Rita Szabó Photos: Péter Hegedűs The management of MÉSZ (the Association of Hungarian Architects) held its touring meeting in Gyula this June. The programme outlined by chairman László György Sáros DLA emphasized the importance of building closer relations with the countryside and encouraging the foundation and […]

Green Spectacle

EXPO Milan, May 1st-October 31st, 2015 Text: György Szegő Photos: Hanna Szegő, György Szegő The topic of the Milan-based world exhibition which is an architectural survey taking place in 2015 covering an area of 1 million square metres is as follows: „To nurture Planet Earth and give energy to Life”. This year’s EXPO presents a […]

HOT TO COLD

An odyssey of architectural adaptation On the heels of its summer blockbuster BIG Maze, the international design firm BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) returns to the National Building Museum with a behind-the-scenes look at its creative process. The exhibition, HOT TO COLD: an odyssey of architectural adaptation, takes visitors from the hottest to the coldest parts […]

Bachman elment

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