Alpár Ignác nyomában : A budapesti Raoul Wallenberg középiskola átalakítása és bővítése = : In the Wake of Ignác Alpár : Raoul Wallenberg High School Transformation and Extension

The cultural identity of a school often lies partly within its built fabric resulting in the need to approach any works involving demolition, extension and alterations with due care. In one form or another this building complex has served its role in education, even though it has changed hands many times over its history regarding subjects taught there , it has always functioned as a high school. Sadly between 2008 and 2017 the main building was unoccupied, falling into minor disrepair, it now has a new lease of life alongside its complementary new extension block. The key to this project’s successful rebirth being a measured respect for history balanced with thoughtful modernisation