PERSONAL DETAILS:
Name: Dr. János GYERGYÁK
Place and Date of Birth: Pécs, Hungary, 15h of Aug 1984
Citizenship: Hungarian
Occupation: Architect; Urban System Engineer; Associate Professor at the University of Pécs (UP), Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT), Institute of Architecture, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning;
Qualification: Master in Urban System Engineer (2012); Master in Architecture (2008)
Academic Degree: Habilitation (2018); Doctor of Liberal Arts in Architecture (DLA) (2012)
E-mail: gyergyak.janos@mik.pte.hu
Web: https://english.mik.pte.hu/organization-structure/person/gyergyak-janos
www.auroom.hu
List of All Publications: https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication?format=html&labelLang=hun&sort=publishedYear,desc&cond=authors;eq;10021651
(at Hungarian Collection of Scientific Publications (MTMT)
ORCid ID: 0000-0003-2091-2704
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2091-2704
Scopus Author ID: 57189040962, https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57189040962
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English: with certificate level B2, without certificate C1, intensive used over the past years
French: without certificate A1,
Hungarian: Native Language
STUDIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS ABROAD:
2022 Erasmus Teaching Mobility Program – Short Term Teaching Experience at Università degli
Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
2022 Erasmus Teaching Mobility Program – Short Term Teaching Experience at Liverpool
John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
2020 Erasmus Teaching Mobility Program – Short Term Teaching Experience at Universidad
Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2018 Erasmus Teaching Mobility Program – Short Term Experience at Technische
Universität München, Munich, Germany
2018 Erasmus Teaching Mobility Program – Short Term Experience at Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
2016 Scholarship for the young talents of Hungary – „Alongside cities and new roads – living spaces in American cities of the 21st century”, Metropolitan State University of Denver, in Colorado, the USA
2015 Campus Hungary Scholarship - Higher Education Staff Short Term Mobility at The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), School of Architecture, Beijing, China
2013 Campus Hungary Scholarship - Higher Education Staff Short Term Mobility at the Department of Civil Engineering, Metropolitan State University of Denver, in Colorado, the USA, for two months.
EDUCATIONAL CAREER:
2019 – Associate professor at the University of Pécs, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (UP FEIT), Institute of Architecture, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
2014 Guest Lecturer at Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China
2015 – 2017 Guest Lecturer at Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA
2012 - 2019 Assistant professor at the University of Pécs, Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Architecture, Department of Design and Architecture
CURRENT ACADEMIC ACTIVITY:
· Course Director in the Undergraduate Programmes of the Faculty (UP Neptun data):
Design Studio 1, Introduction to Urban Planning
· Course Director in the Graduate Programmes of the Faculty (UP Neptun data):
Experimental design, Lectures on urban landscape
· Other instructed courses in graduate training (current information) (UP Neptun data):
Complex Design 3., Complex Design 4.
· Supervisors of doctoral students
Both in Hungarian and English Language at the University of Pécs, Marcel Breuer Architectural Doctoral School
· Supervised doctoral students (doktori.hu data):
Gál BENCE (50%) (DLA) (2018), GE Dan (100%) (DLA) (2019), Péter PAÁRI (50%) (DLA) (2021), ZHAO Tianyu
(100%) (DLA) (2022), HE Honghao (100%) (DLA) (2022), Elhadad Sara Mohammed Reda Ali Elsayed (50%) (PhD) (expected graduation: 2023), GONG YU (50%) (DLA) (expected graduation: 2023),
Luca Lidia GALLYAS (50%) (DLA) (expected graduation: 2025), Luca Lidia GALLYAS (50%) (DLA) (expected graduation: 2025), Ben Khadra LUJAIN (50%) (DLA) (expected graduation: 2025),
Developing teaching materials
Experminental design educational materials financed by the TÁMOP competition, 2020
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Students' Research Association competitions (TDK, ÚNKP, Kriszbacher I Scholarship):
ÚNKP:
Eszter MOLNÁR, Development of underutilised areas and areas condemned to decadence (2020);
Kriszbacher Ildikó Ösztöndíj:
Vivien VUKOVICS, (2021)
TDK:
Réka SZÁNTÓ (2013)
Vivien VUKOVICS (2019, II. PRIZE)
Supervised Final Design Projects since 2010: 32 (4 Award winner)
PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS:
UP Working team membership
Team leader of the Carbon Neutral Development Working team at UP, FEIT
Team member of the Smart City Research team at UP, FEIT
Crime Prevention through environmental design (CPTED)
Team leader at University of Pécs in the Safecity program organized by The National Crime Prevention Council, Hungary
Scholarship for the young talents of Hungary
Individual research for living spaces in American cities of the 21st century
Erdős Pál scholarship for young researchers
Individual research for the role of built environmental elements in forming communities – the architecture of public spaces program.
Integrated Settlement development
Team leader at University of Pécs in the ISD-UNI program in the frame of Interreg Europe (Integrated Settlement Development Knowledge Centres in the HU-HR border zone), Pécs, Hungary, Varasdin, Croatia
Living spaces
Common research topic with some students from UP Marcel Breuer Doctorate School
Periphery development
Doctoral dissertation research topic
ARCHITECTURAL CAREER:
2017 - Dombóvár town, Hungary - chief architect (www.dombovar.hu)
2017 - AU.ROOM Architectural atelier - CEO, leader architect and urban planner
(www.auroom.hu)
2014 LACIME INTERNATIONAL Architecture Office, Shanghai, China – architect
2008 – 2017 Individual urban planning, architectural and interior design activities – architect, urban planner – architect, urban planner
2005 – 2008 Sebestyén és Fia Ltd. – architect intern
NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY, CONFERENCES
(5 most significant from the last five years)
2022 Lecture for international students in the frame of Erasmus Teaching Mobility Program
at Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy, title: “Sustainable environmental design:
The new town hall square in Budapest, case study project.
2021 Consultant participant of the “New Normal” workshop, organized by University of Pécs/Hungary, Wuhan University/China, Binus University/Indonesia and École Nationale Supérieure d'Art de Dijon/France.
2020 Signing of a cooperation agreement between UN-Habitat and University of Pécs at The Tenth World Urban Forum (WUF10), Abu Dhabi, UAE
2019 Team leader at University of Pécs in the Safecity program organized by The National Crime Prevention Council, Hungary
2018 Team leader at University of Pécs in the ISD-UNI program in the frame of Interreg Europe (Integrated Settlement Development Knowledge Centres in the HU-HR border zone), Pécs, Hungary, Varasdin, Croatia
PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC AWARDS:
2021 Mihály Pollack Medal Bronze Grade, for excellence in international connections
2020 Young Researcher Award by MTA Pécs Academic Committee, on the recommendation of the Working Committee on Spatial and Urban Studies and with the support of the members of the Xth Committee
Creative support by NKA College of Architecture
Creative support for the adaptation of the United Nations "New Urban Agenda" and "The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development" to Hungarian municipalities
2017 Finish tower of a rowing course, national architectural design competition, Szeged, Hungary, III. PRIZE
Architectural and urban planning competition of the living area lying in the north from pollack mihály street in Paks, national architectural design competition, Paks, Hungary, IV. PRIZE
Renewing the József Attila residental zone in Ferencváros, national urban planning and architectural competition, Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, I. PRIZE
Establishing a green city in Szigetvár city, architectural design competition for invited architects, Szigetvár, Hungary, I. PRIZE
Rehabilitation of the facade at Andrássy road and establishing a city library in Hódmezővásárhely, national architectural competition, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary, HONORABLE MENTION
2016 Design of the indoor swimming pool of Etelka sor in Szeged, national architectural competition, Szeged, Hungary, HONORABLE MENTION
Changing the image and design of shopping centers Ü1 and Ü2 at Kossuth Lajos street in Csepel”, national architectural design competition, Csepel, Budapest Hungary, III. PRIZE
2014 ERDŐS PÁL scholarship for young researchers for “The role of built environmental elements in forming communities – the architecture of public spaces” program
2013 MUT diploma commendation for " The rehabilitation of the subcenter regarding the eastern part of the Pécs city" diploma design project
2012 MÉK-MÉSZ Spatial- and urban planning department national diploma award for “The rehabilitation of the subcenter regarding the eastern part of the Pécs city” diploma design project
DDÉK diploma award for "The rehabilitation of the subcenter regarding the eastern part of the Pécs city" diploma design project
Rákospalota center of a city quarter – national urban architectural design competition, national architectural competition, Rákospalota, Budapest, Hungary, HONORABLE MENTION
Tourism development on Miskolc-Tapolca, national architectural design competition, Miskolc, Hungary, II. PRIZE
Forming the environment of national university of public service, national architectural competition, Rákospalota, Budapest, Hungary, HONORABLE MENTION
2008 „Generations under the same roof – meeting in a heritage building” national student architectural design competition, Győr, Hungary, I. PRIZE
2007 Friendly bank competition for OTP Bank” national interior design competition,
Hungary, I. PRIZE
DESIGN PROJECTS:
(5 most significant from the last ten years)
2022 The new town hall square in Budapest, Hungary
(János GYERGYÁK Dr., Ágnes BORSOS Dr. Réka TÓTH, Tamás RÁCZ Dr., Attila KOVÁCS , Dóra KALKÁN, Bendegúz NEDVIG, Attila FÁBOS, Dániel VARGA,) Competition plan
2022 Refurbishment of Városmajor, Budapest Hungary
(János GYERGYÁK Dr., Ágnes BORSOS Dr. Réka TÓTH, Tamás RÁCZ Dr., Attila KOVÁCS , Dóra KALKÁN, Attila FÁBOS, Dániel VARGA) Competition plan
2021 Development of Misina peak, Pécs, Hungary
(János GYERGYÁK Dr., Ágnes BORSOS Dr., István PINTÉR, Tamás RÁCZ Dr., Attila FÁBOS, Dóra KALKÁN, Dániel VARGA, Attila KOVÁCS) Permission plan, Construction plan
2019 – 2021 Revitalisation of fortress park, Szigetvár, Hungary
(János GYERGYÁK Dr., Ágnes BORSOS Dr., Balázs KOKAS Dr., Péter ZILAHI Dr., Tamás DANCS, Dalma LOVIG, Attila KOVÁCS) Permission plan, Construction plan
2017 – 2019 Complex Development of Jozsef Attila housing estate, IX. District, Budapest, Hungary
(János GYERGYÁK Dr., Erzsébet Szeréna ZOLTÁN Dr., Zoltán ZSIGA Dr., Dalma LOVIG, Daniella SZAUTER, Ákos HOHMANN) Concept plan
WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:
(5 most significant from the last five years)
2022 Young architects’ generation exhibition, Budapest, Győr, Sopron, Pécs, Debrecen, Hungary
Exhibition of the design proposal for Refurbishment of Városmajor, Budapest Hungary
(János GYERGYÁK Dr., Ágnes BORSOS Dr. Réka TÓTH, Tamás RÁCZ Dr., Attila KOVÁCS , Dóra KALKÁN, Attila FÁBOS, Dániel VARGA), Competition plan
2021 New Normal – Design by Research/Research by Design exhibition, exhibition about Research and Design at UP FEIT Institute of Architecture, Wuhan Design Week, 2021, Wuhan, China
2020 Model simplification on energy and comfort simulation analysis for residental building design in hot and arid climate, S Elhadad, CH Radha, I Kistelegdi, B Baranyai, J Gyergyák, Energies 13 (8), 1876
2018 The impact of building orientation on energy erformance: A case study in New Mina, Egypt, S Elhadad, B Baranyai, J Gyergyák, Pollack Periodica 13 (3), 31-4
2014 4x4 workshop, Beijing, China, consultant professor
2014 ATELIER URBAIN AIX 2040 workshop, Aix-en-Provance, France, consultant professor
2013 Offroad Architecture workshop series, Graz, Leoben in Austria, and Ptuj in Slovenia, consultant professor
PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC LIFE, MEMBERSHIPS:
(5 most significant)
2021 - Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), member of the public body, member of the Standing Committee on Settlement Studies
2013 - Association of Hungarian Architects (MÉSZ), member
2012 - Hungarian Society of Urban Planning (MUT), member, http://www.mut.hu/
2012 - Chamber of Hungarian Architects (MÉK, DDÉK), member, board member of the South-Transdanubian Chamber of Architects
2011 - Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA PAB), member of Scientific Committee for Spatial and Settlement Studies
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
· KulturAktív/ CultureActive: Member of the KultúrAktív which is a public benefit non-governmental organization dedicated to sensitizing children and young people to the built environment. In the activities, the urban space provides a framework for learning and active participation, and the learning process becomes a catalyst for the transformation of both the built environment and society.
· Researchers' Nights: Annual scientific event aiming to break down the stereotypes regarding researchers and their position in the world of science and work.