László Földes
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He studied architecture at the Technical University of Budapest, where he received his degree in 1985. After that he held a scholarship at the Helsinki
Helsinki
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University of Technology. One year later, in 1989 he returned to Finland
Finland
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to work in the Kari Järvinen-Timo Airas architect studio. He founded his own architectural firm in 1994 in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
.
His most important works include the Forest School in Visegrád
Visegrád
Visegrád is a small castle town in Pest County, Hungary.Situated north of Budapest on the right bank of the Danube in the Danube Bend, Visegrád has a population 1,654 as of 2001...
(with Gábor Turányi), the gymnasium of Toldy High School located next to the slope of Buda Castle
Buda Castle
Buda Castle is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, first completed in 1265. In the past, it was also called Royal Palace and Royal Castle ....
, W.E.T. Innovation Center in Pilisszentiván, and three dwelling houses in Maassluis
Maassluis
Maassluis is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 32,847 in 2004, and covers an area of 10.11 km² .It received city rights in 1811...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
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. First time in the world he built in his dwelling house at Szilas-brook, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
the Red dot design award
Red dot design award
The Red Dot Design Award is an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. There are prize categories for product design, design agencies, and design concepts. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes with the winners...
-winner "light transmitting concrete" (LiTraCon
LiTraCon
LiTraCon is a trademark for a translucent concrete building material. The name is short for "light-transmitting concrete". The technical data sheet from the manufacturersays the material is made of 96% concrete and 4% by weight of optical fibers, it was developed in 2001 by Hungarian architect...
) invented by a young Hungarian architect, Áron Losonczi.
He was elected to UIA
UIA
UIA can refer to:* Inter-American University * Ukrainian Insurgent Army* Ukraine International Airlines* Universiti Islam Antarabangsa* Union of International Associations...
(International Union of Architects
International Union of Architects
The International Union of Architects is an international non-governmental organization that represents over a million architects in 124 countries. The UIA was founded in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1948. The General Secretariat is located in Paris...
) Council on the General Assembly held in Turin, Italy, July 2008.