May 18, 2016

Today, the organizers announced local office Napur Architect Ltd as the winner of the architectural competition for the new Museum of Ethnography in Budapest.

Not very known outside Hungary, the hungarian architectural team prevailed over some of the biggest names of architecture around, including Sauerbruch Hutton (2nd place), Big – Bjarke Ingels Group (3rd), Zaha Hadid Limited, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Dominique Perrault Architecte, and Bernard Tschumi Architects, among others.

The jury unanimously selected the project by the team led by Napur Architect as the best one among the 13 submitted, based on elements such as architectural quality, sustainability, dialogue with the environment and the City Park nearby.

The project, part of the larger Liget Budapest program, is aimed to provide the Magyar

capital city with a new state-of-the-art home for the national ethnographic museum, to be opened in 2019.

Two images of the winning design by Napur architect ltd

The entry by Sauerbruch Hutton (2nd place)

The entry by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group (3nd place)

Zaha Hadid Limited

Bernard Tschumi Architects

Dominique Perrault Architecte

Coop HimmelB(l)au

All images courtesy of Liget Budapest