LIGET BUDAPEST

How can urban development be harmonized with the preservation and enhancement of a historic park? City Park, a revered 200-year-old green oasis in Budapest, is at the crossroads of rejuvenating its lush landscapes and recreational features while simultaneously modernizing its long-standing institutional foundation. The architects sought a rejuvenation strategy that melds reverence for the past with contemporary needs.

 

To safeguard the park's verdant expanses, the design approach leveraged existing structures and peripheral areas, and looked below ground level to ensure that new edifices did not overshadow the tree canopy. This vision encompassed projects ranging from the restoration of a century-old art museum to the inception of SOU Fujimoto's House of Music Hungary. Moreover, the soon-to-be-unveiled National Gallery, a masterpiece by SANAA, adds to this tapestry of architectural brilliance.

 

The rejuvenation project, dubbed LIGET BUDAPEST, has birthed an array of cultural hubs, flaunted the genius of globally renowned architects, and epitomized the synthesis of a verdant park with cultural landmarks.

 

- Tamas Vegvari is the deputy-CEO responsible for content development of the Liget Budapest. He received his MA at the Corvinus University of Economics of Budapest in 2004. He took the opportunity to actively assist to the rebirth of the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest starting in 2004 as the institution’s Head of Secretary at the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest. As the next step in his cultural management career, he spent 3 years as the Cultural Attache of the Hungarian Embassy in Madrid until 2012. He joined the Liget Budapest team in 2015, and has been responsible for the IT team and the Department of Sales. The Liget Budapest is currently Europe’s largest-scale and most complex cultural urban development project. It is aimed at the comprehensive development of the 100-hectare City Park in Budapest.