The internationally renowned Hello Wood Festival returns after 3 years
The architecture festival Hello Wood will be back in July, bringing together designers, educators, students and young creatives from all over the world. This year the Hello Wood Festival is moved to a new, fascinating location: the “post-apocalyptic” crater of Haláp Mountain in Hungary. At this inspiring venue, more than 200 international participants will build for 8 days, which will be followed by a two-day music festival, called Kráter. Lectures by invited renowned designers and architects will enrich the programme.
Europe's most unique (future)building festival, the Hello Wood Builder Summit, will bring life to the basalt crater from 6 to 15 July, with nearly 20 site-specific temporary installations and land art works taking over the former mine site. In addition, a new Hello Wood installation will be created, a spectacular land art piece that will function as a central event space during the festival. This year's event explores the links between intervention and naturalness, demolition and construction, and raises awareness of the human-environment-future relationship. The team leader entries selected to be built include installations made of local materials (Lava Cloud, Half of a House), alternative architecture (X space, Bat basalt), reflect on pavilions in an innovative way (Spaceship, Treeroots) and land art creations ('Tra, Torii).
The Builder Summit and the Crater music festival also play a key role in the recovery of the abandoned Zalahalap mine. In the long term, the installation, which will be used as a stage and central event space during the festival, will become a tourist attraction for the mine. For students and young professionals, the application deadline is the 31st of May.
More information: https://hellowood.eu/builder-summit-open-call
More about Hello Wood Festival:
The Hello Wood Festival is a unique community experience that goes beyond traditional summer camps, inviting participants to learn the philosophy of "learning by doing" and to create and learn together. It aims to promote the construction process as a platform for discussion, innovation and exchanging knowledge. Hello Wood is a democratic opportunity to connect different generations, designers and artists with various cultural, academic and professional backgrounds.
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