LED Workshop Törökbalint 2018
Introduction and Workshop Context
The LED workshop in Törölbálint, Hungary, will take place from June 24 - July , 2018. Participants of the LED online course will get an opportunity to work with a real community and their landscape, applying the seminar's methods and approaches in practice. The workshop is hosted by Szent István University in Budapest, Hungary. The participants will spend most of their time in the community of Törökbálint. This little town is situated 15 km to the southwest of Hungary's capital city Budapest and has become part of the metropolitan area.
How to participate?
Applications to this workshop can be submitted together with the registration to the LED online seminar: ----> register now
While the online seminar is open to anyone who is interested, only enrolled students of the LED partner universities are eligible for receiving a travel grant for attending the Törökbálint workshop. A limited number of participants will be able to attend on a self-funded basis.
Urban and regional context of Törökbálint
Törökbálint is situated in the metropolitan area of Budapest, Hungary. This spatial situation not only determines the suburban character of the community but also the socio-cultural challenges its faces. The tension around urban development is extremely high since the city has been experiencing intense growth. The population is predicted to reach an estimated 20.000 people by 2030, and new and old residents have different expectations for the future of the city, and demands for participation in the development processes. Although there are documents that regulate the relation of the civil society and local government, conflict has emerged that derives from different understandings of what a partnership entails. The lack of participatory tradition in the Hungarian urban planning context is a challenge and an opportunity at the same time that enables to establish tailor-made participatory solutions and methods.
Patterns of the built environment in Törölbálint
Community attending a cultural event
Törökbálint in winter. Image sources:Törökbálint Város Önkormányzata
The local market for food and vegetables
Nature experience along the brook
Details of the traditional architecture. Image sources: Anna Szilágyi-Nagy, Törökbálint Város Önkormányzata
