An Interview with Béla Berke, Swiss Architect

Text: Ildikó Pém (BORD Architectural Studio)

Béla Berke, a theoretician architect, whose life and works are basically defined by his sense of responsibility to society, has excellent achievements as the former chairman of Baubioswiss and the founder of ÖQ qualification system in making the impact of human beings on the environment measurable. Buildings by Béla Berke feature geometric forms based on deliberate, highly functional foundations. In the interview below he tells us about his career, architectural philosophy, experinces in Switzerland and the responsibility of architecture.