green buildings' visit

During the ESTAL 2023 Congress the organisers offer you to visit "green" buildings in Budapest. Of course these buildings are not just "green", but you will be able to admire some pieces of the history of the Hugarian aluminium industry.

house of music

SOU FUJIMOTO-DESIGNED
‘HOUSE OF MUSIC’
OPENS ITS DOORS

Nestled among the trees of Budapest‘s city park is a new cultural landmark dedicated to music designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. Called ‘House of Music’, the new 9,000 sqm building features a huge undulating roof with 100 crater-like perforations to accommodate surrounding trees. Inside, the museum hosts a range of musical experiences including exhibitions on the history of European music and Hungarian pop as well as concerts and educational music workshops...

read more: www.designboom.com/architecture/sou-fujimoto-house...
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ethnography museum

THE 'MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY' IS BUILT UNDERGROUND TO EXPAND A PARK IN BUDAPEST

Napur Architects unveils its newly completed Museum of Ethnography, which rises among the historic streets of Budapest. Standing as part of the Liget Budapest Project (see here), Europe’s largest urban-cultural development, the work is defined by its curving gesture, a continuation of the surrounding park. With its landscaped rooftop and dramatic profile — at once dynamic and simple — the volume harmonized with the park environment and communicates with the urban context...

read more: www.designboom.com/architecture/napur-architect...
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