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The purpose of the symposium was to promote the discourse on sustainable architecture among architects, urban planners, engineers, and real estate developers and to showcase exemplary projects to facilitate this. The conference's renowned speakers presented the conceptual background of sustainability as well as its practical applications.

In the first section, participants were introduced to the history of the concept of sustainability, beginning with clarifying its general meaning and its appearance in architecture. We then saw examples of how energy-conscious principles can be applied in architectural design and the criteria a design must meet to be judged by the principles of sustainability. In the conference's third section, beyond the design of individual buildings, we examined the role of sustainability in urban planning and city development. In the fourth and concluding section, participants learned about the materials used in environmentally friendly buildings or systems that ensure their efficient operation.

Conference Programme:

I. Sustainability?

Sustainable Landscape Development - Amalfi Project, Luigi Centola, certified architect; owner and director, Centola & Associati, Italy

Sustainable Development - The Principle of Sustainability in Various Areas of Life, Tamás Fleischer, certified architect; certified economic engineer; senior research fellow, Institute for World Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Sustainability and Hungarian Architecture, Péter Medgyasszay, certified architect; managing director, Belső Udvar Építész és Szakértő

II. Sustainable Energies

Energy-Conscious Design of Public Buildings in Hungary, Dr. András Reith PhD, certified architect, Mérték Architectural Studio; studio leader, Paulinyi-Reith Atelier

Holcim Awards for Sustainable Architecture, Edward Schwarz - president, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland

The First Holcim Awards - The Five Goals of the Holcim Foundation in Practice, Kaarin Taipale, certified architect; council member, World Future Council; urban researcher, CKIR Helsinki School of Economics, Finland

III. Sustainable Cities

urban_trans_formations - Holcim Forum, András Bordás, certified architect; member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Hungarian Chamber of Architects

The Sustainable City Model: Vauban District, Freiburg, Andreas Delleske, managing director, Dellekom, Germany

IV. Sustainable Details

Sustainability in Detail Formation, Attila Ertsey, certified architect KÖR Architect Studio

Green Infrastructure, Benny Farm, Canada, Bernard Olivier, certified architect; lead designer, owner, L'OEUF (L'Office de L'Eclectisme Urbain et Fonctionnel), Canada

The Future of Sustainability in Hungary? - Round Table Discussion, Andreas Delleske, Attila Ertsey, Péter Medgyasszay, moderator: Márton Szentpéteri