ANDRÁS CSISZÉR
I don’t design buildings.
I shape and nurture the processes from which they emerge.
Selected Work
PHILOSOPHY
My architectural philosophy begins with understanding people, use and place before form. I see every building as part of a wider spatial, social and urban system, where human experience, functional clarity and architectural identity need to remain in balance.
I don’t design buildings.
I design processes that create them.
For me, architecture emerges from a continuous sequence of relationships, decisions, iterations and feedback, rather than from the pursuit of an isolated object. This process brings together spatial thinking, technical knowledge, context, collaboration and changing project conditions into one coherent system. Technology, data and digital tools are essential instruments within it: they help test alternatives, reveal connections and support better decisions, but they never replace architectural judgement.
My aim is to create architecture that is rigorous in its logic, clear in its narrative and meaningful in the way it is experienced by people and the city around it.
RESEARCH
My doctoral research examines how the tools of architectural design influence the design process itself. Rather than treating tools as neutral instruments, I investigate how drawing, modelling, parametric systems and artificial intelligence can act as active participants in design: shaping decisions, opening up certain possibilities, limiting others and ultimately influencing architectural outcomes.
The research follows the changing relationship between architect and tool and asks how increasingly complex and autonomous technologies redistribute agency within the design process. It also explores the consequences of this transformation beyond design itself: how new tools affect the architect’s position within the construction value chain, their professional autonomy and their broader social role. Ultimately, the research asks what forms of knowledge, judgement, responsibility and authorship will define the architect’s role in the future.
ANDRÁS CSISZÉR
András Csiszér is an architect and design leader whose work explores the relationship between human experience, functionality and the wider urban context. He approaches design as an integrated process in which architecture, engineering, technology and implementation continuously inform one another. BIM, parametric methods and AI form part of this process, supporting informed decision-making, collaboration and design quality rather than becoming ends in themselves. Alongside his architectural practice, his doctoral research examines the evolving relationship between architects and their tools, with particular attention to artificial intelligence, professional autonomy and responsibility.
András is a licensed lead architect in Hungary and a member of the Budapest Chamber of Architects and ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites). He has worked in both the Netherlands and Hungary, contributing to projects across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Over the past years, he served as Partner and Design Director at the renowned Budapest-based practice ZDA – Zoboki Design and Architecture, where he was responsible for shaping architectural concepts, leading design processes and guiding multidisciplinary teams on complex cultural, commercial and urban projects.
