On May 20, 2025, FinnAgora will host a Finnish–Hungarian research seminar titled „Architecture and Collective Memory”, in collaboration with Óbuda University, Ybl Miklós Faculty of Building Science, in Budapest.
The event will bring together leading Finnish and Hungarian experts in the field of architecture and urban studies. The seminar focuses on the relationship between urban space, collective memory, and the city as a material manifestation of identity.
PROGRAM
- 9:00–9:30
Opening remarks by representatives from the Ybl Miklós Faculty of Building Science and FinnAgora - 9:30–10:15
Petri Vuojala: Road Map to Urban Collective Memory - 10:15–11:00
Anu Soikkeli: Places of Memory, Sites of Local People - 11:00–11:45
Éva Lovra: Space and Memory: Mapping the Habsburg Central European Towns - 11:45–12:15
Break - 12:15–13:00
Tamás Fejérdy: The City as Materialised Memory – A Vehicle of Resilience and Identity - 13:00–13:45
Izabella Agárdi: Theoretical Perspectives on the Relationship Between Identity and Place: Fluid Identities and the Legacy Embedded in Urban Buildings from a Commemorative Standpoint - 13:45–14:30
Discussion and Closing Remarks (Éva Lovra)
Time: Tuesday, 20 May 2025 at 9:00–14:30.
Location: Óbuda University, Ybl Miklós Faculty of Building Science, Main building, Room no. 114, Thököly út 74, 1146 Budapest
The event is public and open to all, but registration is recommended.
