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The Dryer Workshop / Atelier dmb

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 03 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000

The project creates an incubator house for the Department of Architecture, University of Debrecen by renovating a dilapidated building. The bricoleur's attentiveness to the existing structure is in every detail – exposed surfaces, courtyard roof, evoking the old leather-drying space of the building.

Sordo Madaleno and építész stúdió Selected to Design New Natural History Collection Center in Debrecen, Hungary

Antonia Piñeiro — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Sordo Madaleno, in collaboration with építész stúdió and Buro Happold, has been selected to design the 43,000-square-meter New Debrecen Collection Center for the Hungarian Museum of Natural History. Debrecen, Hungary's second-largest city, is currently the focus of significant urban and university-related development, including plans to relocate the Hungarian Museum of Natural History from Budapest to the edge of Debrecen's Great Forest. The proposed Collection Center is conceived as a facility dedicated to the controlled storage and study of more than 11 million objects, drawing conceptual inspiration from traditional Hungarian clay vessels, structures historically used to protect and preserve. The project would mark the first European cultural commission for the Mexican architecture practice, which operates studios in London and Mexico City.

From Wenzhou to Nürnberg: 7 Unbuilt Cultural Projects Imagining Public Life

Nour Fakharany — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Cultural institutions represent an active field for unbuilt architectural exploration, reflecting how architects continue to question the role of public buildings in shaping urban life. In this Unbuilt edition, submitted by the ArchDaily community, the selected proposals bring together a range of projects that engage with museums, exhibition centers, and diplomatic buildings as sites of public encounter. Rather than treating these programs as fixed types, these projects approach them as evolving spatial settings through which cities engage with history, knowledge, and representation.

BIG Unveils Timber-Structured Design for the New Hungarian Natural History Museum in Debrecen

Antonia Piñeiro — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:30:00 +0000

BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group, has been selected to design the new Hungarian Natural History Museum in Debrecen. Located on a former sports ground at the northern edge of the city's Great Forest, Nagyerdő, the 23,000 m² museum is being developed in collaboration with Vikár és Lukács Építés Stúdió, Museum Studio, and TYPSA. The new institution will replace the existing museum in Budapest, supporting the government's vision to establish Debrecen as a regional hub for education and culture by 2030. Commissioned by the Museum and the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, the new building will house permanent and temporary exhibition halls, educational and research facilities, public amenities, and back-of-house spaces.

International School of Debrecen / BORD Architectural Studio

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Our concept for the International School of Debrecen was based on the form of a circle. This simple, yet symbolic shape traditionally means protection, union and community, while it softly blends into the neighbouring forest area of the Natura 2000 protected 'Nagyerdő'.

Villa in Debrecen / Archiko Kft.

Valentina Villa — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:00:00 +0000

The building is located in the former rural outskirts of Debrecen. The site was formed by merging three narrow parcels – this defined the design concept of the house. The building was divided into three main volumes. The middle unit serves as the main „family” area of the villa, providing a seamless transition between interior and exterior spaces. It also connects the more private living spaces of the northern unit to the kitchen, study and library in the southern volume. A similar tripartite division of the interior functions is a noticeable characteristic of the century-old houses in the inner city.

TD House / sporaarchitects

Cristobal Rojas — Sat, 07 May 2016 02:00:00 +0000

The concept of this house is based on both the traditions of early modernism in Debrecen and the simple, clear and logical construction of rural houses. The composition is open and closed at the same time, as the mass of the building is basically following a rectangular shape defined by the local architectural regulations, while the inner space opens up towards a garden enclosed by a pure white wall. The meeting of the inner and outer space creates a less bound, opened up transitional area. The covered veranda that surrounds the southern and western side of the house is a contemporary interpretation of the porches seen in old Hungarian farmhouses and mansions. The slidable curtain walls of this veranda generate a constantly changing, dynamic space between garden and house and make it possible to either open up or hide the inside space. The house is totally closed on the street side and gradually opens up towards the backyard, ending in a terrace opening from the living room. The back wall of the living room is a huge glass surface, intersected by the white brick wall of the fireplace.

Office in Debrecen / Archiko Kft

Cristobal Rojas — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Actually, the latest building designed by Péter Kovács, architect from Debrecen (city in east side of Hungary, 240 km. fare from Budapest) does not quite fit into the genre detailed in the introduction as the house is not a family house but a studio. However, a parallel can still be drawn since the building is a deep, personal, self-reflexive work of art, which reflects the role of the architect, layered as it is.

Super Computer Center / NAPUR Architect

Cristian Aguilar — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 02:00:00 +0000

"A world-level development was implemented in 2015 on the Kassai út campus of Debrecen University within the scope of the project entitled “Super Computing (HPC) in Higher Education”, as a result of collaboration between the National Information Infrastructure Development Institute (NIIFI) and the Debrecen University Faculties.

Nagyerdo Football Stadium / BORD

Cristian Aguilar — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Tero Auvinen, UEFA consultant, named our new Stadium after Robin Hood referring to it’s amazing location in the middle of the forest. Is it really possible to set a modern football stadium in the heart of the woods? How can such a monumental building adapt to the human scale and provide a people-friendly environment? What is the design concept by which the stadium is able to reﬂ ect the local traditions, national prides and values to create an unforgettable, unique atmosphere and sense of space? How to build a sport venue time- and cost-effectively with high quality and to operate it in a sustainable manner? The Stadium of Nagyerdo designed by the Hungarian architect, Peter Bordas, gives an interesting response to these questions.

Seed House / Peter Kovacs DLA + Istvan Lengyel

Kritiana Ross — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Mag-ház (Seed House) – designed by Peter Kovacs DLA and Istvan Lengyel – is the postgraduate centre of the University of Debrecen’s Centre for Agricultural and Applied Economic Sciences. The glass surfaces, the steel window- and door frames and the steel shadings, just as the playful attitude of the concrete blade walls running along on the front side effect variety to the L-shaped, white plastered building. The current building is the first phase of the whole architectural program and regarding to the plans it will receive a U-shaped form at the end of the entire project.

In Vitro Diagnostic Centre / Peter Kovacs DLA + Istvan Lengyel

Victoria King — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In Vitro Diagnostic Centre

Faculty of Informatics / Peter Kovacs DLA + Istvan Lengyel

Victoria King — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:00:00 +0000