📚 Discover IGNITE Library: https://web.graphisoft.com/IGNITE-Conference-2025-WOD_registration-en.html?utm_campaign=Events_Sfera_eng&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=sfera💖 Become a PATREON and unlock full interviews: https://www.patreon.com/posts/reclaiming-samu-150849959In today’s episode, we turn our attention to the Danube, one of Budapest’s greatest natural treasures, yet still largely inaccessible to the public, cut off by roads and infrastructure. Along its banks lie inspiring but often neglected spaces, waiting to be reimagined as places of community, culture, and connection.Our guests are members of Valyo, a collective of architects, urbanists, geographers, and artists working to redefine how Budapest engages with its river. With them, we’ll explore how art, activism, and design can open up the Danube to people again, transforming its banks into vibrant public spaces for leisure, culture, and dialogue.We’ll talk about how Valyo uses artistic interventions, temporary installations, and community-driven projects to draw attention to the hidden potential of riverside spaces. We’ll also look at their proposals for long-term change, and how rethinking public space along the Danube can inspire new models of urban living, civic participation, and cultural identity.And finally, we’ll ask: what does it mean for a city to reclaim its river? How can collective action and design reshape urban life, not just in Budapest, but in cities everywhere grappling with inaccessible waterfronts?Joining us are Lohász Cili and Samu Fazekas from Valyo, to share their vision for a more open, inclusive, and connected city.✨ Proudly sponsored by GRAPHISOFT Register to unlock all conference presentations:https://web.graphisoft.com/IGNITE-Conference-2025-WOD_registration-en.html?utm_campaign=Events_Sfera_eng&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=sferaShownotesValyo, Budapest https://valyo.hu/en/Swimming in the Danube, a DW documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4eg-FNv4LQCREATIVE TEAM:Authors: arch. Miljan Salata arch. Igor Mikitišin arch. Nemanja Dačić arch. Denis Turanović …Chief editor and Host: arch. Miljan SalataDirector of Photography: arch. Nemanja DačićVideo editing & Sound Design: Luka JukićCamera Operator: arch. Nemanja DačićVisual Identity & Social Media Content: Denis TuranovićPodcast Partners Graphisoft – https://www.graphisoft.com/?utm_campaign=Archicad_Sfera&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=sferahiCAD – https://hicad.biz/This content may be copied, shared, and downloaded, in whole or in part, provided that clear credit is given to the authors and the production team that owns the material. SFERA Podcast 🌚
