On Hungarian Architecture Day, the Minister of Construction and Transport presented the Károly Kós Oeuvre Achievement Award, the Miklós Ybl Award, the Pro Architectura Award, the Mihály Mőcsényi Award, the Gyula Forster Award, the István Schönvisner Award, and certificates of recognition in the Ceremonial Hall of the Pesti Vigadó. Our Hungarian Architecture Day, which pays […]
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Prima Primissima 2025 Architecture Award Winners
Established in 2003, the Prima Primissima Award aims to preserve the intellectual achievements of Hungarian intellectuals and to promote the development of domestic science, art, culture, and sports by awarding a prestigious title that is independent of power and politics and presents unquestionable values in the eyes of the public. In the category of Hungarian […]
Budapest Architecture Award 2025
On December 4th, 2025, the Budapest Architecture Award was presented at FUGA Centre of Architecture. For three decades now, the prestigious award has been jointly announced and judged by the Municipality of Budapest and the Budapest Chamber of Architects, highlighting architectural works that define and shape the image of the capital city. The aim of […]
Media Architecture Award 2025
The most outstanding architectural works of the year were recognized for the 21st time at the Media Architecture Award gala organized by Építészfórum. This award was created by the two founding editors-in-chief of Építészfórum, Erika Katalina Pásztor and Mihály Vargha, with the aim of presenting the most outstanding works of Hungarian architecture to a wider […]
Silver Carpenter’s Pencil Award 2025
The Silver Carpenter’s Pencil Award was founded in 2010 by the Foundation for the Hungarian Arts, at the initiative of architects Attila Komjáthy and his wife, Ilona Komjáthyné Kremnicsán. The recognition makes the press work for Hungarian architecture visible to the general public. It is awarded for quality journalistic activity appearing in printed or electronic […]
Iván Kotsis Medal and Award for the Hungarian Architecture 2025
Every year on December 15th, the birthday of Professor Iván Kotsis, the Association of Hungarian Architects presents awards in recognition of ethical professional practice, architectural modesty, and high-standard education. In 2025 the Iván Kotsis Medal was awarded to Tamás Getto, while the Hungarian Architecture Award, established in 2010, went to János Krcho.
Pál Csonka Medal 2025
The Pál Csonka Medal was established back in 1988 by the Association of Hungarian Architects, and its award functions also as a tribute to the internationally renowned scientist who was a teacher to several generations of architects. The medal can be given in two categories: collaborative and individual. The award is intended to recognize the […]
Multiplicity and the One
Mini-crèche, Budapest, Naphegy Architect: Balázs Csóka Text: Kristóf Mánya Photos: Krisztina Bélavári, Balázs Zajti For several centuries, Budapest’s Naphegy and Krisztinaváros districts — both wedged between Buda Castle and the Hillside — functioned as the “back gardens” of Hungarian history. Although the fragmented building patterns and detached blocks floating on wooded and landscaped plots create […]
Carefree Presence
Mini-nursery, Tatabánya-Felsőgalla Architects: László Román, Zsuzsanna Nagy Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Dorka Gyepes Public education buildings are a remarkably successful area of contemporary Hungarian architecture, with kindergartens and nurseries leading the way and winning awards one after another. The reason for this may lie in the design programme: despite the relatively small scales and proportions, […]
Looking Upward
Fügefa Lutheran Kindergarten, Kelenföld Architects: Árpád Szabó, Balázs Vizer Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Fenes The Lutheran community in the capital city had long felt the painful absence of kindergartens in Buda, as there used to be several in Pest, but none in Buda since World War II. Under an agreement reached in 2020, the […]
Supportive Space
Gyöngyszem Branch Kindergarten, Budapest Architects: Csaba Nagy, Károly Pólus Text: Zita Pelle Photos: Balázs Danyi The reconstruction project of the Gyöngyszem Branch Kindergarten in Budapest’s 13th district goes far beyond a local institutional renovation: the project has become a European-level model for the contemporary recycling as well as a sustainable transformation of five-decade-old prefab structures. […]
Inductive Conclusions
Kiskastély (Minor Mansion) Nursery School, Keszthely Architect: György Kisberzsenyi-Nagy Text: Kristóf Mánya Photos: Tamás Vörös The team of architects coordinated by György Kisberzsenyi-Nagy converted a manor house illegally occupied by homeless people into a Roman Catholic nursery school by developing a solution based on a somewhat inverted logic in order to maximize the space available […]