Complete professional biography
Born
1955 Hernád
Studies
1982-1984 Master Course of the Association of Hungarian Architects (MÉSZ)
1975-1980 BME Faculty of Architecture
1970-0974 Hild József secondary vocational school of construction, Győr
1962-1968 Elementary school, Hernád
Academic degree
2014 European Academy of Sciences and Arts, active member
2012 University Professor
2012 Hungarian Academy of Arts (MMA), full member
2011 Dr. habil. (habilitation)
1997 DLA (Doctoris Liberalis Artium)
Awards, acknowledgements
2013 Mies van der Rohe Prize – Roman Catholic church in Győr-Kismegyer – nominee
2011 UIA Gold Medal – lifetime achievement – nominee
2011 Piranesi Prize – Knowledge Centre of Pécs – nominee
2010 Prima Primissima Prize – recipient
2010 Pro Dioecesi Vaciensi Medallion – Community centre in Hernád
2009 Honorary citizen of the township of Hernád
2009 Kossuth Prize – recipient
2005 Mies van der Rohe Prize – College of Greek Catholic Theology – nominee
2003 St. Anthanasius Prize – College of Greek Catholic Theology – recipient
2001 Silver Medallion of the Town Protection Society of Nagykanizsa – Martyrs of Arad memorial
2001 Coat of Arms of Nagykanizsa, Town of County Rank – Martyrs of Arad memorial
1999 ”Medallion for Telecommunications” – MATÁV Headquarters
1999 Budapest Award for Architectural Excellence – MATÁV Headquarters – recipient
1999 AR+D Awards for Emerging Architecture – MATÁV Headquarters – recipient
1998 Pro Architectura Prize – Saint Emeric church in Sopron – recipient
1995 Ybl Miklós Prize – rewarding the efforts in architectural design and education – recipient
1991 Pro Architectura Prize – Nunciature of the Vatican – recipient
1980 Diploma Prize – recipient
Architectural practice
2011- Balázs Mihály Építész Műterme
1992-2011 Török és Balázs Építészeti Műterem
1986- BME Faculty of Architecture, Department of Public Building Design
1980-1986 Középülettervező Vállalat (KÖZTI)
Academic experience
2012- Head of Department as Full Professor, BME Department of Public Building Design
2011- Head of Department, BME Department of Public Building Design
2008 Head of Diploma Committee, MOME Department of Architecture
2005- BME Master Course (postgraduate specialists’ course on architectural design)
2001-2011 Deputy of Department, BME Department of Public Building Design
1997- Rajz és Terv (”Drawing and Plan”), gradual course, BME
1997- BME Doctoral School of Architectural Design (DLA) – supervisor
1997-2000 ”Silicates in Architecture”, gradual course at the Hungarian University of Applied Arts – guest lecturer
1988- Diploma design, gradual course, BME
1987- Complex design, gradual course, BME
1986- Resident lecturer, BME
1980-1986 Guest lecturer, BME, Public building design II. course
Professional memberships
2015- Member of Scientific Council BME
2015- Head of the BME Doctoral School of Architectural Design – president of HBDT
2013- BME Habilitational Committee and Doctoral Council of Architectural Design – member
2013- MOME Doctoral School – member
2012- Central Jury of Architectural Design – member
2012- Architectural Design Jury of District 12– member
2011-2012 National Committee for Architectural Awards – member
2008-2013 Doctoral Council of the BME Doctoral School of Architectural Design – member
2008-2010 Jury of the Ybl Prize – member
2007-2010 Central Jury of Architectural Design – member
2007- BME Hauszmann Prize – curator
2004-2008 Budapest Chamber of Architects – vice president
2002-2005 Hungarian Design Council – member
2002-2011 Architectural Design Jury of Budapest – member
2001-2008 Supervisory Board of the BME Doctoral School of Architectural Design –member
2000-2004 Budapest Chamber of Architects – board member
2000-2010 Centre for Cultural Heritage Management – advisory board member
1997-2000 Ethics Committee of the Chamber of Hungarian Architects – member
1996- Chamber of Hungarian Architrects – member
1991-2011 Creative Artists’ National Association – member
1987-1988 Head of MÉSZ Young Architects’ Studio
1980- Association of Hungarian Architects (MÉSZ) – member
Realised architectural works
2014 Üröm, Parsonage (with Falvai Balász, Török Dávid, Nagy Márton)
2011 Roman Catholic church, Győr-Kismegyer (with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
2010 Six-group nursery, Törökbálint (with Balázs Tatár and Dávid Török)
2010 Community centre, Hernád (with Balázs Tatár)
2010 Southern Transdanubian Regional Library and Knowledge Centre, Pécs (with Tamás Tarnóczky and Balázs Tatár)
2009 House Puglits, Hernád (with Balázs Tatár)
2008 Special education school, San Marco street, Budapest (with Tamás Tarnóczky)
2007 Family Home of Mihály Czibula, Paks (with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
2005 Home interior, Vérhalom street, Budapest
2004 PPKE Department of Information Technology, Budapest (with Tamás Tarnóczky and Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
2003 Greek Catholic College of Theology, Nyíregyháza
2002 Family home in Gül Baba street, Budapest (with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
2002 House Molnár, Tinnye (with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
2001 House Huber, Törökbálint (with Szabolcs Jóföldi)
1999 Greek Catholic church, Fehérgyarmat (with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
1999 MATÁV Headquarters, 55 Krisztina boulevard, Budapest (with Ferenc Török)
1997 Saint Emeric parish church, Sopron (with Péter Fejérdy)
1997 Greek Catholic secondary school of 12 years, Hajdúdorog (with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
1996 Greek Catholic college, Hajdúdorog (with Andrea Kern and Csaba Klenk)
1996 Church of Hungarian Saints (EXPO) Budapest (with Ferenc Török)
1995 Greek Catholic church, Kazincbarcika
1994 60-flat residential building in central Nyíregyháza (with Ferenc Török)
1994 House Bod, Tihany
1991 Professors’ Club in the Central Building of BME
1991 Nunciature of the Vatican, Budapest (with Ferenc Török)
1991 24-flat residential building, Kosár street, Paks (with Andrea Kern and Csaba Klenk)
1991 Panasonic Office Technology Store (with Zorán Patartics)
1989 Family home for Laszló Vörös, Velence
1987 4-flat residential building, Fodor street 13/b, Budapest (with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
Selected architectural works, unrealised projects
2017 Alba Aréna sport hall, Székesfehérvár (with Tarnóczky Tamás) iviteli terv
2017 Community space, Church of Hungarian Saints, Biudapest (with, Török Dávid)
2016 Krúdy Vigadó, recoinstruction, Nyíregyháza (with Karácsony Tamás, Balázs Marcell, Pelle Zita)
2016 Kiss-house, Paks
2015 Innovation Center of Bionics, Budapest (with Tamás Tarnóczky)
2012 Community spaces of the Church of Hungarian Saints (study, with Dávid Török)
2008 Modified plans of a nursery, Törökbálint (permit and execution plans, with Balázs Falvai)
2008 Winery guesthouse, Tállya (study, with Balázs Tatár)
2008 16-year Greek Catholic school, Nyíregyháza (permit plan, with Balázs Tatár and Dávid Török)
2005 Lab of the Secondary School of Energetics, Paks (study, with Tamás Tarnóczky)
2004 16-year Greek Catholic school, Nyíregyháza (two studies)
2002 Roman Catholic church, Páty (study)
2000 Garrison church on Kapisztrán square, Buda Castle (permit plans)
2000 Reconstruction of the Town Hall, Esztergom (study, with Tamás Tarnóczky)
1999 Vár-guesthouse (study, with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
1999 Department store at Mária-Valéria bridge, Esztergom (study, with Tamás Tarnóczky)
1999 Reconstruction of the Town Hall, Esztergom (study, with Tamás Tarnóczky)
1998 Municipal Hall, Hernád (study)
1997 Extension of the Lajos Bárdos Conservatory (study, with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
1995 Greek Catholic church, Nyíregyháza-Borbánya (study)
1993 Multifunctional hall, Pannonhalma (execution plan)
1993 Development plan of the Benedictine Monastery of Pannonhalma (study, with Ferenc Török)
1993 Greek Catholic chapel, Tállya (study)
1992 Potter’s house, Nagyszakácsi (study)
1992 Elementary school with 16 schoolrooms, Paks (permit plans, with Ferenc Cságoly and Tamás Karácsony)
1989 2-flat residential building, Kárpát street, Budapest (permit plans)
1989 Roman Catholic vicarage, Vecsés (permit plans)
1988 3-flat residential building, Törökvészi street, Budapest (study)
1988 6-flat residential building, 19 Mór street, Budapest (permit plans, with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
1987 Grammar school with 16 schoolrooms, Mór (permit plans, with Ferenc Török)
1985 4-flat residential building, Budakeszi street, Budapest (permit plans, with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
1982 Reconstruction of bank building (arch.: Ignác Alpár), Deák Ferenc street, Budapest (permit plans, KÖZTI)
1982 Residential building, 11-13 Fő street, Pápa (execution plan, KÖZTI)
1982 Clubhouse and restaurant (study, KÖZTI)
Participation in open design competitions
2016 MOME Campus
2014 New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum, Budapest – 2nd prize
2014 New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum, Budapest
2013 Intermodal Public Transport Centre, Debrecen – honoured
2012 Development plan of Széll Kálmán square, Budapest – 3rd prize
2012 Extension of the Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts – 2nd prize
2011 Reconstruction of the Bárány swimming pool, Eger
2010 Extension of the National Museum, Budapest
2009 National Remembrance Centre, Székesfehérvár – accentuated honour
2009 Development plan of Fő square, Újpest, Budapest
2009 Agora Polus center, Győr – 2nd prize
2007 Pécs-ECC, Library and Knowledge Centre – international competition, 1st prize
2006 9 Petermann bíró street, Buda Castle
2005 Nursery, Törökbálint – 1st prize
2004 17 Dísz square, Budapet – honoured
2003 ”Budavár-Kapuház”, Buda Castle – accentuated honour
1998 Archives of Budapest – 3rd prize
1997 Hungarian National Theatre, Budapest – 3rd prize
1988 Development plan of Szabadság square, Cegléd – accentuated honour
1986 Development plan of the Kossuth street area, Szentendre
1983 Extension of the Hajós Alfréd swimming pool – 4th prize
1983 Museum of Egyptian Civilisations – international competition
1983 Continuous reconstruction of the villages in the Great Plain – 3rd prize
1982 Development plan of the Séd valley, Veszprém
1980 Rehabilitation of Tetemvár, Eger (diploma plan) – UIA international competition
1979 Music Centre – honoured
Participation in invited design competitions
2016 Museum of Etnography, Budapest
2015 New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum, Budapest – 2nd prize
2014 Gate of Gerecse, Tourist Visitor Centre, Tatabánya
2011 Office building, Csörsz street, Budapest
2008 Extension of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
2004 Roman Catholic church, Győr-Kismegyer – 2nd prize, commission
2002 PPKE Department of Information Technology, Budapest – 1st prize
2001 Rehabilitation of the synagogue block, central Nagykanizsa – 1st prize
2001 Office building reconstruction, Roosevelt square, Budapest
1999 Chancel design, Church of Hungarian Saints – 1st prize
1999 Development plan of Clark Ádám square, Budapest
1997 MATÁV office building reconstruction, Budapest – 1st prize
1996 Flag of the Nation and bandstand, Szent Imre square, Csepel
1996 Újpest-Városkapu, Budapest (MÉSZ Master Course, as supervisor)
1995 National Remembrance Centre, Székesfehérvár – 3rd prize
1995 Corvin square, Budapest (MÉSZ Master Course, as supervisor)
1992 Roman Catholic church, Dunaújváros
1992 Elementary school with 16 schoolrooms, Paks – 1st prize
1988 Reconstruction of ”Várkert Kioszk”, Budapest (BME)
1986 Houses under 1-5 Tábor street, Budapest (ÁÉTV) – 2nd prize
1986 Development plan of Csillagtelep, Csepel – 5th prize
1986 Community Centre, Encs – honoured
1986 Idea contest, city of Communard – honoured
1985 Commercial buildings, The Danube Bend – 3rd prize
1985 Urban development, Edelény – 3rd prize
1985 Development plan of Szabadság square area, Gyula – 3rd prize
1984 Rehabilitation of block No. 25, District 7, Budapest
1984 Postal Museum, Tállya (admission competition, MÉSZ Master Course)
1982 Reconstruction of the Margitsziget Open-air Theatre – honoured
1982 Sports club of the hearing impaired (KÖZTI) – KISZ-prize
1981 Family homes, Vésztő (KÖZTI) – honoured
1979 Development plan of Kapisztrán square, Buda Castle (student competition)
1976 Artists’ apartments, Eger – 2nd prize
Other creative works
2016 Stick with 60 copper rivets
2011 Three pieces of furniture, BME
2010 Tile stove, Petras
2010 Plan of Iconostasis, Greek Catholic church, Kazincbarcika
2010 Kaptár (”Hive”), Pécs( with ceramic artist Márta Nagy)
2009 Tile stove, Zsolnay
2000 Martyrs of Arad memorial, Nagykanizsa (with Tamás Tarnóczky)
2000 Chancel design – Church of Hungarian Saints (with László Somogyi-Soma and Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
1998 Atrium interior, MATÁV Headquarters
1998 Iconostasis, Greek Catholic church, Fehérgyarmat (with painter László Somogyi-Soma)
1997 Liturgical space and furniture design, Saint Emeric parish church in Sopron
1997 Picture stand for Blessed Virgin Mary, our Lady of Hungary, Church of Hungarian Saints (with László Somogyi-Soma)
1996 Liturgical space and furniture design, Church of Hungarian Saints
1991 Table clock IV.
1991 Professors’ Club in the Central Building of BME, interior design, furniture design
1991 Custom home furniture
1990 Kitchen furniture
1988 Table clock III.
1987 Table clock II.
1986 Seal matrix
1986 Table clock I.
1986 Transylvania (collection of 60 drawings, with Katalin Somogyi-Soma)
1983 The architecture of the villages in the Great Plain (study consisting of 55 drawings)
1980 Aviaries
Solo exhibitions
2014 Trafik Contemporary Art Association, Dabas
2009 ”RÉT”, N&N Gallery
2008 ”My Houses”, community centre, Hernád
1999 ”The altering notion of authenticity in monument protection, exhibition hall of OMH, Budapest, 1999
(simultaneously with Ferenc Török, Ferenc Csagoly, Katalin Kiss)
1977 ”Constructing Art”, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest – Town Gallery, Nyíregyháza
(simultaneously with László Somogyi-Soma, Róbert Csíkszentmihályi, Ferenc Török)
Group exhibitions
2016 KÖZÉP70 Exhibition, Műcsarnok, Budapest
2015 New National Gallery Competition, Design terminal, Budapest
2014 1-st National Architectural Exhibition, Műcsarnok, Budapest
2013 Intermodal Public Transport Centre of Debrecen, proposals’ display, Debrecen
2013 Mies van der Rohe Prize exhibition
2013 Széll Kálmán square design competition, Budapest Design Terminal
2012 Atrium of the Museum of Applied Arts – Architectural design competition
2012 Contemporary Portuguese and Hungarian architecture , community centre, Székelyudvarhely
2010 12 years – The architecture of Southern Transdanubia at the beginning of the 21th century, FUGA Budapest
2010 12 years – The architecture of Southern Transdanubia at the beginning of the 21th century, Pécs
2011 Knowledge Centre, Beijing Architectural Expo – UIA
2011 Knowledge Centre – Piranesi exhibition, Piran
2011 ”RÉT” at FUGA
2010 Family Houses of the V4, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw, Bratislava, Beirut (Lebanon)
2010 ”RÉT” at FUGA
2009 Model of the Universe – Contemporary church architecture, MODEM, Debrecen
2009 Architecture and written thought, N&N Gallery
2007 Knowledge Centre – Month of Architecture, Pécs – Gödör Klub, Budapest
2006 Közép60, Budapest Gallery
2005 Mies van der Rohe Prize exhibition
2005 2nd National Architectural Exhibition, Dorottya street, Budapest
2005 Architecture of sacral spaces at the turn of the millenium , BME main atrium
2004 Day of Hungarian Culture, ELTE
2003 National Architectural Exhibition, Műcsarnok, Budapest
2002 Millennial Architectural Exhibition, Millenáris, Budapest
2001 Plans for the future – MATÁV Headquarters, Lovicka Centre, Warsaw
2001 Inverse city – material of the Venice Biennale, Ernst Museum, Budapest
2000 Inverse city, Venice Biennale, Italy
2000 MATÁV Headquarters – „ar+d” competition , RIBA Architecture Gallery, London
1999 Church of Hungarian Saints in Budapest , UIA Beijing congress exhibition
1998 The Budapest Archives design competition, state room of the Budapest City Hall
1997 Greek Catholic church, Kazincbarcika, Piran, Slovenia
1997 The National Theatre design competition, Budapest Congress Centre
1997 The National Theatre design competition, Vár Gallery, Budapest
1994 Architectural graphics – Chamber of Hungarian Architects, main hall
1989 ”Iskola8” Architectural exhibition, Tölgyfa Gallery, Budapest
1987 Hungarian Architectural Exhibition, Vienna
1987 Festival of young artists, Vigadó, Budapest
1986 Architectural graphics exhibition, Esztergom
Conference lectures
Conference of the Hungarian Concrete Association, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 18.05.2012
Symposium on library architecture, Szekszárd, 13.10.2011
MÉSZ Master Course, 30.04.2009
Bercsényi Architects’ Club, 18.04.2009
Hild-day, Győr, 17.04.2009
MOME, 21.10.2008
Kós Károly Vándoriskola, 2007
Széchenyi University, Győr, 2008
Research reports
SZPÖ (Széchenyi Professorial Scholarship), 2002
Journeys
2017 Serbia, Czech Republic, Germany
2016 Rome
2015 Brno, Prague
2014 Krakow
2013 Czech Republic
2012 Slovenia: Ljubljana
2012 Sweden, Karlskoga
2011 Transylvania
2011 Portugal: Porto-Coimbra-Braga
2008 Istria
2007 Transylvania
2006 Tuscany: Firenze-Lucca-Pisa-Siena-Volterra-Assisi-Gubbio-Arezzo
2005 Transylvania
2004 Transylvania
2000 Scepusium
1998 Germany, Switzerland: Stuttgart-Basel
1998 Istria
1997 Dalmatia
1988 Greece, Southern Dalmatia
1987 Czech Republic: Prague
1986 Mongolia, China: Ulaanbaatar-Gobi Desert-Beijing-Xian-Shanghai
1985 Greece: Athens-Peloponnesos-Crete
1985 Transylvania
1994 Istria
1982 Soviet Union: Moscow-Irkutsk-Baikal-Tashkent-Bukhara-Samarkand-Khiva
1981 Nigeria: Budapest-Warsaw-Brussels-Kano-Katsina-Jos-Kaduna-Amsterdam-Budapest
1979 Bulgaria: Sofia-Bachkovo-Rila-Burgas
1978 Istria
1977 Finland, Sweden: Leningrad-Helsinki-Tampere-Stockholm-Göteborg-Malmö
1976 Prague, Kutná Hora