City Hall, Ceremonial Hall, Subotica – Szabadka
A joint Hungarian and Serbian Seminar
24 May 2013

08:30 Registration
09:00 – 09:10 Opening speeches

A – Culture as a Basis of Identity

09:10 – 09:40 Prof. Dr. Borislav Stojkov: The Nexus of City Governance, Finances and Culture, professor at the University of Belgrade (retired), Belgrade, Serbia
09:40 – 10:10 Dr. József Sisa: The Architecture of Historicism and Cityscape in Central Europe, Director, Institute of Art History, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
10:10 – 10:40 Lluis Bosch Pascual: Barcelona Art Nouveau, From Shame to Fame, Urban Landscape Institute of the Barcelona City Council, Barcelona, Catalonia
10:40 – 10:50 Q&A

10:50 – 11:10 Coffee break

B – Sustainable Urban Economy

11:10 – 11:40 Arh. Guttmann Szabolcs-István: A potential theory-based approach of the rehabilitation strategy of the Historic Centre of Sibiu in a postmodern perspective, Monument Conservator, President of the Transylvanian Branch of the Romanian Architect’s Order (OAR) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, former Chief Architect of Sibiu
11:40 – 12:10 Univ.-Prof. i.R. Mag. Dr. Wilfried Schönbäck: Sustainable urban development: concepts and instruments, Vienna Technical University, Vienna, Austria
12:10 – 12:40 Doc. Dr. Breda Mihelič: Protecting Cultural Heritage by Applying the Spatial Planning Instruments: Case Study of Ljubljana, Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
12:40 – 12:50 Q&A

12:50 – 14:20 Lunch

C – Experts and their role in urban revitalization

14:20 – 14:50 Doc. Dr. Viktorija Aladžić: Town development dilemma: Planning for citizens or investors, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Subotica, Serbia
14:50 – 15:20 István András: Respect for Uniqueness: Urban Development in Balatonfüred, Hungary, Chief Architect, Balatonfüred, Hungary
15:20 – 15:50 Mag. Darko Polić, Normative approach to urban planning in cultural heritage zones of Novi Sad, Urban Planner, Institute for Urban Planning, Novi Sad, Serbia
15:50 – 16:00 Q&A

16:00 – 16:10 Coffee break

D – Citizens and their role in town development

16:10 – 16:40 Mag. (FH) Christian Rudiferia: Artists’ Town of Gmünd in Carinthia – strengthening of the city centre by innovative urban development – All the town is living arts, CEO of the municipal office, Stadtgemeinde Gmünd i.K., Austria
16:40 – 17:10 Dobrica Veselinović: “Citizens struggles for the (Urban) Commons – case study Serbia”, “Ministry of Space” activist, Belgrade, Serbia
17:10 – 17:40 Németh Nóra, Tolnai-Páloczy Enikő: My Home is My Castle – and it’s also yours for a weekend. Budapest 100 as a project to make the 100-year old buildings contemporary? Contemporary Architecture Centre Budapest
17:40 – 18:30 Discussion with the participation of Subotica citizens

20:00 Dinner