urb.tdk / 2024
CALL FOR PAPERS
The annual Student Research Societies Conference (TDK) is an independent science or art project competition, where the projects are prepared by students with consultants and presented to the jury at the TDK conference series. Besides being a field of scientific competition it is also an important step towards doctoral education so it is recommended for students being oriented towards such higher education. The scientific papers analyse a research question, following a consistently built, logical methodology. The length of the papers are about 25-30 pages with references together. The forms of the artworks are free, but they must be developed together with the consultants. This year the project submission is in October, and the conference will be held in November 2024.
This year the Student Research Societies Conference call at the Department of Urban Planning and Design builds on the concept of “ARCHITECTURE BEYOND BUILDINGS” – What are the effects of changing climate, social, economic climates for architecture and urban architecture? What methods and tools can we use to respond to the challenges as an architect or urban planner? How can our community spaces be adapted to the changed conditions of social coexistence? What new opportunities are there for community participation in the time of the new planning paradigm?
The questions are also related to the current research topics of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, the names of the supervisors and the topics related to the framework topic can be read below as inspiration. In consultation with the instructors, it is also possible to develop individual topics. We are waiting for your topic suggestions and short abstracts!
ONLINE TEAMS GROUP
Code of the TDK Teams channel: 2qldbku
To apply, fill in the following questionnaire:
Please fill in the following questionnaire 
DEADLINE: The deadline for official registration and abstract submission on the tdk.bme.hu webpage is September 29 at 12:00 noon!
For multi-author topics, you only need to register once, listing the authors.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & ART THEORY TOPICS
| Szabó, Árpád DLA |
TOPIC |
| Recovery or resilience/sustainability of our cities | LINK |
| Global south/urban challenges worldwide | |
| Wettstein, Domonkos PhD |
TOPIC |
| Landscape and scales / regional architectural strategies | LINK |
| The “big numbers” in tiny scales / the architecture of holiday homes and recreational landscapes | LINK |
| There is no big picture without details / different positions and visions in the community space | |
| 20th-century modern architecture and the new challenges of the heritage | |
| Hory, Gergely PhD | |
| Spaces of resistance/spatiality as a tool of action-based social statements in the built environment |
CUSTOMIZATION / OWN TOPIC
If you have your own topic idea, find the instructor who fits you and contact him/her!
Possible supervisors: Domonkos Wettstein PhD, Árpád Szabó DLA
ART & DESIGN TOPIC
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CUSTOMIZATION / OWN TOPIC
If you have your own topic idea, find the instructor who fits you and contact him/her!
Possible supervisors: Domonkos Wettstein PhD, Árpád Szabó DLA, Gergely Hory PhD
Further information / departmental TDK organizer:
Domonkos Wettstein
wettstein.domonkos@epk.bme.hu