KÖZTI Architects & Engineers, the architectural firm with the longest traditions in Hungary, was founded in 1949. During its history more than three thousand people have worked for it, so they can worthily say that since the middle of the last century, the cream of Hungarian architect professionals was associated with KÖZTI. Nowadays the company operates five big architect studios
KÖZTI takes forward the finest traditions of Hungarian architecture. As a proof of this, they can mention the important fact that KÖZTI have always been employing many architects who have won the most significant Hungarian architect awards, for example Miklós Ybl Award, Kossuth Award and Pro Architectura Award. The buildings of these “masters” also got many attention by winning prestigious national and international awards. The company provides outstanding references in the fields of education, health, industry, trade and catering, but it is also highly familiar with the fields of residential buildings, public buildings, office buildings, sport complexes and cultural property. Besides these, KÖZTI's portfolio also includes major reconstructions in Hungary, as well as the designing of the SkyCourt Terminal of Liszt Ferenc International Airport and Budapest Sports Arena. The company also implemented remarkable projects around the world. Following the sign of the times KÖZTI opened its own representative office in the fastest growing architectural market of the world, the People's Republic of China in 2013.
The key to the success of KÖZTI is the expertise and dedication of its staff, which includes internationally famous architects with the experience of many decades and also the youngest, ambitious architects. The most important values for them are the satisfaction of customers and the technical quality of the work done. KÖZTI staff members think that every building is an independent, unique creation which makes the joint dreams of the customer and the designer come true. However, designing a building is not just artistic creation but also engineering work, and this duality is what makes architecture special. KÖZTI employs the most excellent engineers to make sure that envisioned buildings of its customers will become reality in a professional, economic, power saving way, by using
