The Hungarian Music House realized as part of the Liget Budapest Project won the jury's main prize on Thursday in Cannes, at MIPIM, the world's largest and most prestigious real estate exhibition, announced László Baán, ministerial commissioner of the Liget Budapest project, in his statement on Friday.
Hungarian development received the jury's main prize for the first time in the three-decade history of the MIPIM Awards, the most prestigious international real estate award. The international professional committee placed the House of Hungarian Music at the top of the field featuring the world's best buildings and awarded it with the jury's main prize by unanimous vote. The jury, made up of international experts, judged the special building designed by Japanese star architect Sou Fujimoto to be the best in the world in terms of sustainability, aesthetics and visitor experience.
With the main prize of the MIPIM Awards, the House of Hungarian Music achieved one of the biggest international successes of domestic real estate development and became one of the buildings with the most recognition in Hungary. Previously, it was recognized as the best at the prestigious London International Property Awards and the American Music Cities Awards , while CNN, World Architecture and the leading international program presenter, TimeOut magazine, considered it one of the most anticipated buildings in the world. Announcement from Liget Budapest.
"The importance of the recognition of the House of Hungarian Music is shown by the fact that the jury, made up of international experts, does not award its main prize every year, only if it deems that a building meets the special and strict criteria defined by it in an outstanding manner, clearly leaving the entire field behind it. The House of Hungarian Music was able to receive this rare recognition, which is an unprecedented milestone in the history of Hungarian real estate development," emphasized Benedek Gyorgyevics , CEO of Városliget Zrt. responsible for the implementation of the Liget Budapest Project.
The Liget Budapest project is today Europe's largest urban development project with a cultural content - said László Baán , ministerial commissioner of the project, adding that the international successes of the already completed developments, such as the world premiere of the Hungarian Music House, prove that after the full completion of the project Hungary will have one of the most attractive and complex cultural districts in Europe. However, this is an essential condition for the developments that have not yet started, including primarily the implementation of the New National Gallery - declared László Baán.
Source: MTI
(Cover image: Városliget Zrt.)
