2021 (58) Special Issue: Diploma Thesis 2021

Dear Reader,Dear Graduated Colleagues,We are in for an unusual presentation ofthesis projects. This year, the first timeever, we can not organise the conven-tional graduation ceremony and theaccompanying thesis exhibition. We mustaccept that we can not change the objec-tive circumstances, nevertheless our atti-tude towards the fact depends on us.The elaboration of the thesis project isa personal duty. And this personal perfor-mance has become even more importantin the past academic year. Earlier inusual circumstances the in-person assis-tance provided a greater role to thesupervisor, and more sense of securityand professional support for the candi-dates than this year. A proof of theirprofessional and personal aptitude isthis 58th issue of 4D Journal of Land-scape Architecture and Garden Artwherein, despite all the difficulties lastyear, the results of their hard work, dili-gence and creativity, the abstracts oftheir thesis projects have been publishedas a proof that they managed to preservetheir optimism and professional interestin these difficult times. This is theproper attitude that will be useful alsoin overcoming future difficulties.Although the thesis project isa personal duty, life is still a teamgame. And in this journey of ours, wemust go hand in hand together and,beyond the professional knowledge,be even more open to spiritu-ality and human interactions.In a spirit of optimism, let me assureYou that the graduation ceremonyand the Thesis 2021 exhibition are notcompletely cancelled, but postponed.Our determined purpose is to organiseboth as soon as the epidemic condi-tions would allow it. In the meantime,thesis projects will be available in thejournal for the academic staff, students,colleagues, ateliers, professional bodiesand all those who are interested.Congratulations to all the authors andtheir supervisors, and I wish the readeran entertaining time when readingthis issue of the 4D Journal of Land-scape Architecture and Garden Art.

Budapest, 18th February, 2021

Albert Fekete