Peter Janesch

Péter Janesch (born November 7, 1953 in Budapest) is a Hungarian architect.

Janesch studied interior design at the Hungarian School of Applied Arts from 1973 under Gyorgy Nanossy, Peter Reimholz, György Szrogh and Ferenc Vamossy. From 1982 he began as a student at the Hungarian School of Building. He eventually became a lecturer there and at the School of Applied Arts. He became a master of teaching architecture and traveled to Japan in 1990 to research this field as well as curated the Hungarian pavilion at the 2004 Venice Biennale. He is most sought after as a designer of community housing in the capital and larger cities of Hungary.

• Why this way, why that way/Miért úgy – miért így (Journal of New Hungarian Architecture), 1998/2.
• What we stand before/Amely előtt állunk (Journal of Hungarian Architecture), 1989/1-2.

• Building Prize, 2002
• Miklos Ybl Prize, 2004

• First prize for Budapest government district plan with the firm miniplus architects. (2007)
• Community housing projects in Budapest XI (Somloi Str 64-68) and VII (Mozsar str 10; Nagymezo str 5) districts (2003)

Housing/office space project at "Duna Bay", District XIII, lots 37-39. (2003)