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Dr. Tamás Pethes
Dr. Tamás Pethes
Senior Lecturer
pethes.tamas@mik.pte.hu
Professional CV

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Name:                                                Dr. Tamás PETHES, DLA

Place and Date of Birth:                     Kaposvár, Hungary, 02th of Jan 1979

Citizenship:                                         Hungarian

Occupation:                                      Architect, Assistant Professor at the University of Pécs (UP), Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT), Institute of Architecture, Department of Building Structures and Energy Design.

Qualification:                                     Master in Architecture (2004); Architectural Engineer (2001)

Academic Degree:                            Doctor of Liberal Arts in Architecture (DLA) (2012)

E-mail:                                                pethes.tamas@mik.pte.hu

Web:                                                   https://mik.pte.hu/organization-structure/person/dr-pethes-tamas-dla

List of All Publications:                        https://m2.mtmt.hu/gui2/?type=authors&mode=browse&sel=10021676

(at Hungarian Collection of Scientific Publications (MTMT)

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

English:                        (Fluent) ELC (European Language Certificates) intermediate state-recognized international language exam in English language (certificate No: 129297) (2001)

German:                     (Good) ÖSD (Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch) state-recognized intermediate level language exam in German language (certificate No: 776730) (2006)

Hungarian:                  Native Language

 

EDUCATIONAL CAREER:

2025 -                          MSc Student at Master of Science in Wood Engineering (part-time), Faculty of Wood Engineering and Creative Industries, University of Sopron (specializing in Fire and Wood Protection for Sustainability)

2024 - 2025                  Adjunct professor at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA, Department of Engineering and Engineering Technology (part-time)

2023 -                          Assistant professor at the University of Pécs, Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Architecture, Department of Building Constructions and Energy Design (full-time)

2022                            External tutor at the University of Pécs, Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Architecture, Department of Building Constructions and Energy Design (part-time)

2018                            Adult education teacher at the PSZC Miklós Zrínyi High School, Szigetvár

2012 - 2013                  Research Associate at the PTE PMMIK Institute of Architecture - Energy Design Research Group

2009 - 2012                  Doctoral work at the faculty at the University of Pécs, Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Architecture, Department of Design and Architecture, Institute of Building Construction

 

CURRENT ACADEMIC ACTIVITY:

Instructed courses in graduate training (current information):

At University of Pécs: Épületszerkezetek stúdió 1-3-5., Épületszerkezetek tervezése és fejlesztése – stúdió

 

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Students' Research Association competitions (TDK, ÚNKP, Kriszbacher I Scholarship):

Aydursun Tirkehsova: A paradox of plenty - ReBase – Repurposing the abandoned military base

Istenes Panna: Építőipari hulladékok hasznosítása

Supervised Final Design Projects: 24

 

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS:

·        Membership at Energydesign research group

·        Membership at Research group for Solidarity in Architecture

 

ARCHITECTURAL CAREER:

2014 -                          Individual Architectural work, architectural design activity

2013 – 2014                 Timár Építész-Mérnök Iroda Kft. - architect designer

2009 – 2012                 Kistelegdi 2008. Kft. - architect by commission

2007 – 2009                 Tervező Lépték Kft. - architect designer

2004 – 2007                 Dévényi és Társa Építésziroda Kft. - architect by commission

2002 – 2004                 Du-Plan Építész Stúdió - architect apprentice

2000 - 2002                  I.B.L. Kft. - technical assistant

2001 - 2002                  Atád-Bau Kft. - technical preparator, technical assistant

 

WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

(since 2022)

2025                            Assessing the Sustainability Measures of a Family-house Design in Dubai -  10th International Conference on Urban Planning & Architectural Design for Sustainable Development (UPADSD), with dr. Modar Ali, dr. Adam Katona, dr. Balazs Kokas, dr. Peter Paári, dr. Miklós Halada, dr. Bálint Baranyai

2024                            The Impact of the Joint Architecture Minor Program at Institution and Student Levels – 10 Years of Joint Architecture Education ,METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, 8th Lecture Series on Trends in European Structures and Architecture Transformative Spaces, with Dr. Akbarali Thobhani

2024                            Not a House but a Home - A Guide for Creatives - this guide provides architectural insights and DIY solutions aimed at supporting the unhoused community, architects, and students in identifying cost-effective building materials for shelter construction, with dr. Tibor Zoltán Dányi and dr. Nicolas Ramos Gonzales

2023                            House of the future – international architectural design competition launched in collaboration with the Dubai Government, with dr. Modar Ali, dr. Adam Katona, dr. Balazs Kokas, dr. Peter Paári, dr. Miklós Halada, dr. Bálint Baranyai

2023                            10 nap Énlakán – exhibition in the ArtiumetNatura - Art, Liberal Arts and Wood Engineering Research Group - University of Sopron, Faculty of Wood Engineering and Creative Industries https://artiumetnatura.com/pethes/2023/

 

PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC LIFE, MEMBERSHIPS:

2009-                           Qualification as a technical expert on energy performance of buildings in the Hungarian Chamber of Architects

2006-                           Qualification as an architectural designer in the Hungarian Chamber of Architects

 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

(since 2022)

2024                            'SWIMATHON PÉCS 2024' fundraising campaign – ambassador for the We All Need a Home group (design workshop for university students to design and implement an attention-grabbing installation on the main square of the city) https://pecsikozossegialapitvany.hu/swimathon-2024/

2023                            'SWIMATHON PÉCS 2023' fundraising campaign – ambassador for the We All Need a Home group (design workshop for university students to design and implement an attention-grabbing installation on the main square of the city) https://pecsikozossegialapitvany.hu/swimathon-2023/

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