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Auditorium, Riga Concept and text: Péter Magyar  The design was made for an international tender published to invite concepts for auditoriums in Riga as well as for minor structures associated with them, preferably by connecting and complementing the two existing exhibition halls. Shaped ideally as far as acoustics are concerned, the four auditoriums grew out […]

Monostor Mill, Pásztó

Concept and text: Bianka Varga  MÉK-MÉSZ Diploma Award Based in Pásztó, Múzeumkert is a pleasant parkland of the town as well as the historic centre of the settlement. On its southern edge, however, badly deteriorating walls are hiding in the lush weed. This abandoned building is the former Monostor mill. The diploma design targeted to […]

Budapest, Budapest, you are wonderful!

Evenings at the Association of Hungarian Architects, 27 March 2017 The next event of the Evenings at the Associaition of Hungarian Architects series focussed on the cityscape protection in Budapest, it was moderator by Judit Osskó. The six experts invited to the event summerized their professional opinion in short lectures. Following the lectures there was […]

Concept Contest for Citadella, Budapest

Association of Hungarian Architects, 13 December  2016 Text: Zsuzsa Beliczay Winning designs submitted for the concept contest for Citadella were presented during an event meant to launch new traditions in Károly Kós Hall of Architects’ House. The re-development of Gellért Hill, which is an outstanding landmark of the capital city, as well as a tourist […]

Média Architectural Awards 2016

Uránia National Movie Theatre, 11 December 2016 This year it was the 12th time that Építészfórum organised the evaluation and ceremony of Média architectural Awards in the middle of December in Uránia Movie Threatre. As a rule, the event is also an occasion to greet a master of architecture. In 2016 it was thus the […]

An Arc of Time

Reconstruction and Extension of Hild Mansion in Budakeszi Road Architect: László Kokas Text: Miklós Sulyok  Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky  József Hild, one of the most productive architects of Hungarian architectural history designed this mansion for his own family in 1844. As it was customary then, it was meant to be a holiday home, and it had […]