Sou Fujimoto's House of Music finally opens in Budapest

2022-01-24T15:23:00-05:00

A new landmark on the European cultural scene is now on view in Hungary. Sou Fujimoto’s House of Music has now officially opened in the country’s capital city after almost six years of construction.

The 97,000-square-foot performance venue is the centerpiece of the Liget Budapest Project, a €1 billion ($1.13 billion) development billed to be one of the biggest in recent European history that includes the music hall, new national art gallery, cultural building, and landscaped areas situated a the center of one of the continent’s historic capitals of music.

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Fujimoto’s design distributes the interactive program of education, exhibition, and performance spaces across three levels with a variety of plant life springing up from its core to create a naturalistic environment that significantly enhances the experience of the visitor. The building’s paneled glass facade presents a seamless transition between exterior park and interior mu...

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Sou Fujimoto's House of Music finally opens in Budapest