Budapest100 is a celebration of buildings and their communities by showcasing their stories and histories. Organised by the KÉK-Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre since 2011 on Spring weekends, Budapest100 invites residents to open their buildings to visitors, organise events and tell the stories of their building. With buildings selected along different themes every year, Budapest100 maintains its slogan that “Every building is interesting” and helps citizens explore the unique micro-histories of their surroundings. The festival is a unique community building event whose spirit and methods have been exported to various cities across Europe. 

In this podcast, Cooperative City’s Levente Polyak explores the festival, visits open houses, enjoys its concerts, speaks to volunteers and interviews to the organisers about the built heritage, logistical challenges, community building and the festival’s legacy.

Budapest100: Showcasing history was produced by Levente Polyák (Eutropian, Cooperative City) in September-December 2020