This international two-stage competition was organised with the authorisation of the Government of Hungary and the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts’ New National Public Collections Complex Office, and concerned the design of new museum buildings in the framework of the Liget Budapest Project in the City Park of Budapest.
The Government of Hungary made a commitment to erect new buildings for six different cultural institutions in Budapest, organised via four competitions integrated in the City Park Development Project.
This competition was approved by the International Union of Architects (UIA).
Keywords :
Culture, Tourism, Urban Landscape
Theme and objectives
The Liget Budapest Project was aimed at developing and renewing Budapest City Park. The City Park has been a dynamic and important place in Budapest for years, with visitors enjoying cultural and educational activities in a green and relaxing space in the heart of the city.
This competition included the design of several buildings such as the New National Gallery, the Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Ethnography, the Hungarian Museum of Architecture, Fotomuzeum Budapest and the House of Hungarian Music.
These new constructions, favouring renewal and expansion in the heart of Budapest, wished to transform the Hungarian capital into a genuine tourist and cultural centre of Eastern Europe. This competition hoped to help make Budapest a dominant, well-known European tourist and cultural destination.
For more information please visit the official website for the competition: https://ligetbudapest.hu/?utm_medium=website&utm_source=archdaily.com
Video about the competition: https://youtu.be/Y0xPCAO1aMo
