{"id":51328,"date":"2026-02-14T21:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T20:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meonline.hu\/?p=51328"},"modified":"2026-02-14T21:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T20:10:19","slug":"az-expo-2025-magyar-pavilonja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meonline.hu\/en\/aktualis\/tema\/az-expo-2025-magyar-pavilonja\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hungarian Pavilion at Expo 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Architects: G\u00e1bor Zoboki, Andr\u00e1s Csisz\u00e9r<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Text: Csaba Kov\u00e1cs <\/strong>
\n<\/span>Photos: Gy\u00f6rgy Palk\u00f3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A world exhibition is always a s<\/span>ignificant opportunity and challenge for architecture, but at the same time, it also poses a huge architectural and aesthetic risk. With so many pavilions competing to outdo one another, it is not easy to find the appropriate style. In the predictable chaos ensuing here, it is not insignificant how a certain country interprets the purpose of its presence. The creators of the Hungarian pavilion have provided several fine answers to this challenge. The dominant material of the pavilion is glued wood, which ties in well with Fujimoto’s large wheel in terms of palette and materials, giving the pavilion some extra strength. It is also a valid decision to use other building materials, such as painted steel, glass, and a forest of mini flags that harmonize with the wooden expanses. The pavilion itself consists of several broken volumes, and the space left next to the asymmetrical cour d’honneur visitor paths has been used to create a hilly garden reminiscent of a flowery chamomile meadow. The interior of the dome remains completely neutral, in a \u201eblack box\u201d style, with highlights reminiscent of a starry sky, whilst the exterior has a distinctive appearance with horizontally intertwined wooden beams in a twisted geometry reminiscent of basket weaving styles. The other chief element of the building is also distinctive: it is constructed from slightly irregular prismatic shapes, and its colors, volume and design successfully counterbalance that of the dome, creating a mysterious overall appearance with its small, ever-moving shading flags. <\/span><\/p>\n

Client: EXPO 2025 Magyarorsz\u00e1g Nonprofit Ltd.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>General planning: ZDA-Zoboki Architects<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Lead architect: G\u00e1bor Zoboki <\/strong>
\n<\/span>Design architect: Andr\u00e1s Csisz\u00e9r<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Project architect: Csaba Silvester <\/strong>
\n<\/span>Architects: Laura Kiss, Csinszka Cserh\u00e1ti, Ferenc Fekete, R\u00e9ka Iv\u00e1nyi, B\u00e9la Reppert, Eszter Gy\u00f6ngy\u00f6si, Zita Z\u00f6llner, Dorottya Peller, Fanni Salamin<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Landscape: Andrea Balogh, Csaba Majoros \u2013 4D Landscape Architects<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Structure: Bal\u00e1zs Pusk\u00e1s \u2013 Terraplan ’97 Engineering<\/strong>
\n<\/span>HVAC: Tibor G\u00e1sp\u00e1r, Kriszti\u00e1n B\u00e9res \u2013 K\u00f6r\u00f6s Consult<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Electrical engineering: Judit Bal\u00e1zs \u2013 Artvill Engineering<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Building construction: Bal\u00e1zs Tak\u00e1cs \u2013 FRT Raszter Architects<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Room acoustics: Federico Cruz-Barney \u2013 STUDIO DAP, Paris<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Theatre technology: Zsuzsa Tompai \u2013 Sz\u00ednh\u00e1zterv Ltd.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>AV technology: M\u00e1rk Kontra \u2013 Bolite Ltd.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Kitchen technology: L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Eke<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Building acoustics:  \u00c9va Arat\u00f3  \u2013 Arat\u00f3 Akusztika<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Mechanical acoustics: Guszt\u00e1v J\u00f3zsa \u2013 J\u00f3zsa \u00e9s T\u00e1rsai 2000<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Scenery: J\u00f3zsef Lipka \u2013 The Greypixel Workshop<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Janapese partner architects: So Kikaku Sekkei Co. Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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