International Convention of Architecture 2019 Budapest

International Convention of Architecture

8. March 2019, Friday

Budapest, National University of Public Service (New event and sport hall, Diószeghy Sámuel u. 25)

Chair and curator: Emiel Lamers (Emiel Lamers Architectures, Amsterdam)

08.00–09.00     Registration
09.00–09.30     Welcome: Nikos Fintikakis, vice-president of the UIA, Serban Tiganas, UIA Secretary General
Opening ceremony: Balázs Fürjes Government Commissioner, Zsolt Füleky Deputy State Secretary, András Krizsán president AHA
09.30–09.40     Emiel Lamers, (Emiel Lamers Architectures, Amsterdam, A10 editor):
East meets West, West meets East
09.40–10.30     Lecture of Ben van Berkel (UNStudio, Amsterdam)
10.30–11.00     Coffee break
11.00–11.50     Lecture of Gabor Zoboki (ZDA Architects, Budapest)
11.50–12.40     Lecture of Špela Videcnik (OFIS arhitekti, Ljubljana)
12.40–13.30     Lunch
13.30–14.20     Lecture of Junya Ishigami (Junya Ishigami + Associates, Tokio)
14.20–15.10     Lecture of Asako Yamamoto (Alphaville Architects, Kyoto)
15.10–15.40     Coffee break, award ceremony
15.40–16.00     Introduction of the venue by György Skardelli (Közti Zrt., Budapest)
16.00–18.00     Guided tour on the new University Campus, guided by the designers

Theme: East meets West, West meets East
Today, more and more architectural practices work internationally. How do the architects adapt their concepts & designs to different and unknown locations? Do they start with research to better understand the new location? Does these research & design finally lead to innovations?
We will develop this theme on three different scales: Worldwide we invited Japanese architects from the Far East who work in the West. On European scale will learn from Slovenian and Hungarian architects who work in Eastern & Western Europe. On the scale of the city Dutch architect Ben van Berkel will show a.o. his winning project of the new Danube bridge which will connect East & West Budapest.