DANU sets a new vision to revitalize Diósgyőr Steelworks
DANU, in partnership with Ex Ante and Ex-Act Project consulting firms, has been selected to lead the revitalization and development strategy for the historic Diósgyőr Steelworks (DAM) site in Miskolc. Once a cornerstone of Hungary’s industrial landscape, the Diósgyőr Steelworks was one of the country’s largest metallurgical complexes before its closure in 2009, after more […]
We created an international touring exhibition from Hungarian innovations
Hungarian innovations took center stage at the Scientific and Technological (TéT) Conference organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. We showcased the Smart Hungary 2.0 exhibition, created at the ministry’s request, at Óbuda University. The exhibition presents 24 national developments and products, focusing on four areas: buildings and homes; cities and mobility; health […]
Enying receives Urban Development Award
The Municipality of Enying has been awarded the Urban Development Prize for the Enying Green City project, which will solve decades-old urban planning problems by 2023. DANU played a key role in both the initiative and the implementation: it prepared a complex urban development and rehabilitation programme with the municipality, which included support for the […]
We designed an Interactive Olympic exhibition
In celebration of the Paris Olympics, the Sportgarden interactive Olympic exhibition and sports park has opened at the Holdudvar on Margaret Island. As part of this event, the Sport Odyssey exhibition by the Hungarian Olympic and Sports Museum was also organized. This exhibition not only showcases the history of the Olympics but also explores the […]
Enying, a small town of 6,000 people around Lake Balaton, has been renovated
The town of Enying, near Lake Balaton, has been renovated with a total of HUF 570 million in EU funding under the Green City programme. From the main square in front of the Batthyány Castle to the Cinca stream valley, the historic town structure was restored in a complex rehabilitation project developed by the DANU […]
Danube Region Strategy (EUSDR) Annual Forum
We attended the 13th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) in Vienna. The EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) connects 14 Danube countries, home to more than 110 million people, one-fifth of the Union’s population. The goal of this cooperation is to integrate and strengthen the region to enhance […]
The 8th SHARE Hungary 2024 international architecture conference, held at the Museum of Ethnography, focused on the theme “Facades and the Cityscape.”
SHARE Hungary brings together and showcases the latest innovations in architecture and construction technologies with the involvement of local and international speakers. Representing DANU, Bálint Kádár, director of architecture and urban planning participated in the “Fifteen Shades of Urban Development” roundtable, moderated by András Reith, CEO of ABUD. Bálint exchanged views on the role of […]
OGYÉI headquarters: from a defunct turn-of-the-century hospital to a pharmaceutical citadel
We have created a modern, efficient and elegant headquarters for the National Institute of Pharmacy and Food Health (OGYÉI) in Szabolcs Street, 13th district. The 15,000 square metre building complex, which has already been handed over, is one of the largest in-house designed and implemented projects of our office. Every aspect of the complex has […]
Mazzarino to be reborn based on DANU plans
It will improve the spaces of the historic city centre, make transport safer and more pedestrian-friendly, and propose real estate and climate adaptation improvements that will enhance the economic and social sustainability of the municipality. Learning about and mapping Mazzarino, which is almost a thousand years old, was a major challenge, using satellite maps and […]
DANU on Budapest100
This year’s Budapest100 architecture and culture festival celebrated the city’s late modern heritage, the buildings of the 1970s. We had the honour to include the 50-year-old modern house of our founder Balázs Miklós among the buildings that could be visited. The house was designed and built by architect Balázs Miklós for his own use. The […]
