The bivak and the dormitory

Reformed Student College, Pápa Architects: Tamás Máté, Áron Vass-Eysen Text: Péter Debreczeni Photos: Ákos Rajnai Pápa is a nationally renowned school town thanks to the Reformed College of Pápa, which has become a major intellectual centre of the city and the Transdanubian region over its almost 500-year history.The College was forced to move several times […]

Respect for Background Work

The New Service Building of Petőfi Theatre in Veszprém Architects: Ferenc Potzner, Gábor Martin Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Krisztina Ancza In 2016, the theatre of Veszprém was given the opportunity for a comprehensive renovation project within the framework of the Modern Cities programme. Last renovated in the late 1980s after designs by Péter Szendrő, the […]

Finding Home

Community House, Makó Architect: Balázs Váradi Text: János Pál Photos: Bence Csernyus After a long and thorough preparatory work stage, supported by a series of studies, the city of Makó decided to create its new sub-centre, which will provide long-term assistance and opportunities in a complex way, mainly for the residents of the neglected and […]

Marshal Piłsudski’s Architectural Vision Today

The Polish Army Museum, Warsaw Architecture: WXCA Architectural Design Studio Text: György Szegő Photos: Marcin Czehowicz The Polish Army Museum, now completed in the still Tsarist Citadel in Warsaw, was founded in 1920 by Marshal Józef Piłsudski, the first head of state of the Second Polish Republic, at the beginning of the Polish state revival. […]

Everyday Parametricism

Ányos Jedlik High School, Budapest Architecture: RMG Atelier, bim.Group Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: György Palkó Not far from the centre of Csepel, in the heart of the residential area, stands another example of Hungarian parametric architecture, the newly renovated Ányos Jedlik High School. The old building and the newly completed extension, which is a legacy […]

Renewed with Expert Hands

Extension and Renovation of Lajos Lóczy Grammar-School, Balatonfüred Architect: Tamás Varga Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Antal Szentendrei In 1960, architect István Márton built the 8-classroom, atrium gymnasium as his very first independent work of architecture, the designer of which was awarded the Ybl Prize in 1965. Nearly three generations is a very long time in […]

From Symbol to Harmony

Conversion of King St Stephen School, Budapest Architect: Lőrinc Csernyus Text: Balázs Váradi Photos: Bence Csernyus Functioning as a party centre for a long time, this complex in Zugló turned into a music school in 1994. In the mid-1990s, a gym was also added to the building, and for almost two decades there had been […]

Man and Tree

Bóbita Kindergarten, Gyergyócsomafalva Architect: Miklós Köllő Text: György Szegő Photos: István Szigeti Vajk Located at the foot of Görgényi Hills, Gyergyócsomafalva has a new kindergarten that enhances the identity of the location not only with its spaces but also with its spirituality encoded in the building. The designer of the kindergarten, Miklós Köllő and the […]

Encounters in Space

Kindergarten and Mini Nursery, Debrecen-Tégláskert Architect: Tibor China Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Attila Varga Redefining the tradition of Transylvanian wooden churches, the tower church of Debrecen-Tégláskert is one of the main works of György Csete’s organic architecture and a dominant feature of the quiet suburban surroundings. The two-group kindergarten and mini nursery of the Calvinist […]

Pushing Boundaries in Physical and Mental Space

Primary School, Szentpéterfa Architects: András Cseh, Ádám Tátrai, Dávid Németh, József Élő, Szilárd Köninger Text: Krisztina Somogyi Photos: Alex Shoots Buildings / Alexandra Timpau, CAN Architects For CAN Architects, the link between architecture and learning is a fundamental topic: whether it is built environment education, a theoretical framework for spatial design or the design of […]

Minimal Base

Nursery, Zákány Architect: András Greg Text: Péter Zilahi Photos: András Greg Despite its small scale, this village in Somogy county runs both a school and a kindergarten. Its inhabitants look to the future with some palpable optimism; they believe in some kind of sustainable concept of development. The need to build a new nursery is […]