AI for architects Text: Kincső Mária Tankó Artificial intelligence is making huge advances every day and is becoming more and more prominent in many fields, such as architecture. This raises a common question among architects: At the moment, what can artificial intelligence do? What versions of it can we apply to architectural design? Can it […]
Visual culture
Annual General Meeting of the Association of Hungarian Architects
House of Architects, 27 May Text and photos: Association of Hungarian Architects The annual general meeting of the the Association of Hungarian Architects was held on 27 May at the House of Architects, where András Krizsán, outgoing president, gave a ceremonial introduction. Afterwards he listed in detail the activities of MÉSZ 2023, both national and […]
Local Value
3rd National Salon of Architecture, Kunsthalle Budapest Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: György Dénes The title of Chief Curator of the 3rd National Salon of Architecture was awarded to Eszter Dénes, architect and architectural writer, in a competition organised by the MMA. The basic concept of the exhibition is to present the materials in four rooms, […]
Csete
György Csete, Ildikó Csete and the Pécs Group Text: András Hadik Photos: Zsófia Nyirkos / Kunsthalle Budapest The exhibition presents the works of György Csete (1937–2016), one of the founding fathers of Hungarian organic architecture, and his wife, the textile artist Ildikó Csete (1940–2018), together with the works of the Pécs Youth Office from the […]
A Worthy Commemoration
KÓS 140 – The workshop of Károly Kós Text: Gábor Nagy Photos: Kunsthalle Budapest Károly Kós (1883–1977) was an architect whose wide-ranging architectural activities spanned much of the 20th century and many of its history-making periods. At the beginning of his career, before the First World War, as a leading figure of the so-called ‘Young […]
From Transylvania to Tibet
Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Memorial House, Kovászna Architect: Lőrinc Csernyus Text: Éva Ferencz Photos: Bence Csernyus In the spring of 1784, in Csomakőrös, near Kovászna, Sándor Csoma was born. He is a world-famous Tibetologist and Orientalist, whose work and intellectual heritage were respected by the local community, despite the authorities’ prohibition. The public cultural association bearing […]
Dialogue
Reconstruction of Sipeki Balás Mansion, Budapest Architects: Balázs Falvai, Márton Nagy, Bettina Ónodi, Dávid Török Text: Miklós Vannay Photos: Antal Bánhegyesy The Sipeki Balás Mansion is one of the last works of Ödön Lechner, a romantic, dynamic, complex volume, a work of art, with an original metal structure conservatory facing the front garden, and folk […]
Projected into Space
Solium Regni ¬Exhibition and Stone Garden, Coronation Basilica National Monument Visitor Centre Architects: Tibor Gerzsenyi, Tamás Karácsony Text: Péter Klobusovszki Photos: Tamás Réthey-Prikkel The ruins of the Royal Basilica in Székesfehérvár as well as the ruins of the Royal Monastery of St. Stephen, and the surrounding complex of buildings were completed in 1938, on the […]
Community in the Past
Community Liget Pavilion, Máriaremete Architects: László Kalmár, Balázs Rose, Zsolt Zsuffa Text: Miklós Vannay Photos: Zsolt Hlinka This community grove was built on the site of a small former park. Its area has been extended, taking over the adjacent land. The landscape plan has cleverly made use of the existing site. The trees have been […]
A Glimpse to the Apple Orchard
BudaPrés Cider, Etyek Architect: Péter Bordás Text: Marcell Szuhanyik Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Budaprés in Etyek has been making ciders since 2017, and the care with which they handle this genre is evident even in the tiniest details. The decision to have BORD Architects design their building is due to the design firm’s experience in wineries. […]
Hemp, Soap, Wooden Chips
Family House, Szentendre Architects: Gábor Fábián, Veronika Juhász Text: Csaba Valkai Photos: Veronika Juhász The plot of the hemp house in Szentendre and the designers have found each other an established a fine partnership. Despite its advantageous location south of the Bükkös Creek and east of the main road, this site has not yet been […]
Totems on the Moors
Turtle Nature Trail, Dunakeszi Architecture: Paradigma Ariadné Text: Anett Mizsei Photos: Szabolcs Molnár The Turtle Nature Trail in Dunakeszi by Paradigma Ariadne is for the playful and serious. It uses architectural tools to form a bridge connecting people and landscape, both literally and symbolically. The marsh, which is one of the last in Budapest, welcomes […]