Closing night at the Opera
Unusually, this year we ended the year with a tour in one of the most – but not the only – wonderful work of the past period, the OPERA building, and a standing reception. The programme started with a guided tour and ended with a mini-concert in the Feszty Bar.
2022.12.15.
Colleagues could spend the last day of November exploring two wonderful buildings
The programme started in the Walter Rózsi villa which has been recently inaugurated. We had a great experience, as Pál Ritoók, the head of department of the Hungarian Museum of Architecture showed us around. He helped us to get a broader picture of the former life in the Villa and provided us some inside information about the reconstruction process, in which he played a significant role.
The event continued in the Róheim Villa, whose façade already provides a magnificent view. The interior, which was presented by Balázs Greskovics, our division manager, creates an amazing atmosphere with its modern furnishings and the reconstructed original decorative elements in many places.
2022.12.02.
The long-awaited moment has come: on 12 March 2022, the curtains were raised again in the renovated Ybl Palace on Andrássy Avenue in a spectacular gala performance
Photos by Ligeti Edina, Nagy Attila and Berecz Valter
2022.05.25.
The 16th edition of the 'Winemaker's Winemaker' Gala was held this year and the Walk of Stars was brightened by the addition of a new member
This year, Vilmos Thummerer was voted the Winemaker's Winemaker by 50 of the best Hungarian winemakers - among themselves.
In Budapest, a star ornament will be placed on Zrínyi Street in honour of each Winemaker's Winemaker, engraved with the name of the winner. The production and placement of this star will be supported by LAKI.
Photos by Máté Földesi and Tamás Mák
2022.05.06.
This short video shows snapshots of the new building of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Semmelweis University, from the very beginning
2022.05.06.
The villa of the famous opera singer, Rózsi Walter, was renovated
The preservation of our national culture is unthinkable without the preservation of our built heritage, emphasised Minister Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, at the inauguration ceremony of the Walter Rózsi Villa. The building, which will open on 18 May, is the capital's newest cultural venue in the Városliget area, primarily hosting architectural exhibitions and programmes.
György Vashegyi said that the MMA (Hungarian Academy of Arts) embraces a very broad spectrum of Hungarian art, in which architecture plays a central role. The institution was founded by architect Imre Makovecz, the creator of Hungarian organic architecture.
"For my predecessor, President György Fekete, the issue of the Hungarian Museum of Architecture was very important, an institution that has existed for more than fifty years with a huge collection, but without its own building and exhibition space."
The renovation of the villa, which was designed in 1936 for the famous opera singer Rózsi Walter and her family, began in the autumn of 2020, according to the plans of architect László Kokas, financed by the Hungarian Academy of Arts (MMA) and executed by LAKI Zrt.
Source: magyernemzet.hu
Photo by MÉMMDK
2022.04.01.
The Faculty of Health Sciences of Semmelweis University has a new five-storey building
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the inauguration of the new five-storey building of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Semmelweis University, which is more than 4500 square metres in size and is named after Zsuzsanna Kossuth, the country's first chief nurse.
At the event, Dr László Palkovics, Dr Béla Merkely, Dr Gabriella Bednárikné Dörnyei and Dr Mihály Medvigy, CEO of the Investment, Technical Development, Sports Operations and Public Procurement Ltd. officially inaugurated the building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Afterwards, the memorial plaque of Zsuzsanna Kossuth, the eponym of the new wing, was unveiled by Dr. László Palkovics on behalf of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology and Dr. Béla Merkely on behalf of the University.
The faculty has nearly 3,600 students, whose plenary lectures can be organised more efficiently in large lecture halls with 300 and 178 students, and the well-equipped new skill labs can provide a higher level of training in line with Semmelweis University's practice-oriented strategic educational goals.
Source: semmelweis.hu
2022.03.30.
On 19 March, the historical reconstruction of the Füzér Castle was solemnly relaunched, to be completed on the 500th anniversary of the guarding of the Holy Crown in Füzér Castle
The goal for 2026 has now been announced with the opening of the Castle's kitchen and bake house. At Saturday's event, a time capsule was placed containing a description of the history of the Castle's restoration, plans, related documents and personal messages from the invited guests, which will rest in the castle walls for 500 years.
2022.03.28.