György Ängelkott Bocz

I am a university lecturer with both theoretical and practical experience in animal husbandry, architecture, and sustainability. My main focus in teaching and research is building construction and technology related to animal husbandry, adaptive reuse of buildings, tourism, and sustainability.

My earlier research centred on agricultural buildings, their spatial relationships, and potential for adaptive reuse—primarily within tourism and sustainability-focused contexts. My current research project, "Best Practice," aims to develop a digital platform to support farmers and landowners in the adaptive reuse of agricultural buildings for tourism and other diversified activities. The project also forms part of peer reviewed publications and contributes to the development of case studies and teaching materials for courses within SLU’s Bachelor Programme in Rural Development and Agriculture (Lantmästarprogrammet).

Course responsible and coordinator for:

• Building Construction (TN0254)
• Building Planning (TN0256)
• Technology in Animal Husbandry (TN0340)
• Sheep Production and Landscape Management (LB0093)

Previously course coordinator & lecturer for: TN0338 Climatization and Technical Installations in Animal Facilities

Lecturer in:

• BL1441 Horse and Rural Entrepreneurship
• HV210 Animal Production – Ruminants
• TN0338 Climatization and Technical Installations in Animal Facilities
• TN0357 Technology and Building Function in Animal Housing

- MSc Architecture, SAR/MSA Lth, Lund 2018

- Tech Dr i Lantbrukets byggnadsteknik, SLU, Alnarp 2013

- Diploma in Management (DMS) Oxford Brookes University, Budapest/Oxford, UK 2004

- MSc. Agricultural Engineer in Animal Husbandry, PATE ÁTK, Kaposvár, Ungern 1999

I am the principal organizer of two annually recurring conferences:

LantBygg – a conference focusing on rural buildings and building materials. Details and updates are published in the calendar of Partnerskap Alnarp.
Alnarp Poultry Day – an annual event with a focus on the poultry sector. Information is likewise available via the Partnerskap Alnarp calendar.
AgriBuild Conference, April 2024
This conference focused on renewable and sustainable building materials derived from agriculture. The programme included presentations on hemp–lime, hemp insulation, and linseed oil–based products, as well as a workshop addressing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to agricultural building materials. The conference emphasised networking and knowledge transfer between academia, industry, and public authorities. Due to strong interest and positive feedback, the Department of Biosystems and Technology plans to organise the conference on an annual basis.

I work interdisciplinarily with farmers, construction companies, and suppliers of materials, technologies, and services within the construction and agricultural sectors. I collaborate with researchers in Sweden and in several European countries, including Universidad de Valladolid (Spain), MATE (Hungary), as well as Kathmandu University (Nepal).

I am a member of GAIA International https://www.gaia-international.eu/ , an international eco-architecture network. I am also a founding member of Hållbart Byggande i Syd https://hbsyd.se/ , where I have held several positions, including Chair of the Board.

I have served as:

- Primary supervisor for three bachelor’s thesis projects
- Main supervisor for one and co supervisor for one master’s thesis project
- Co-supervisor for one PhD student

Bocz G.Ä. 2012. “Architecture” The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism. Ed. CARTER C. & Garrod B. CABI.

Bocz G.Ä. 2012. Building sustainability. Agricultural buildings reused in tourism: human aspect and territorial differences. CIGR E-journal, Vol. 14, No.3., 24-45.

Bocz G.Ä. 2012. Reutilisation of Agricultural buildings, Tourism and Sustainability in the Swedish periurban context. Advances in Food Hospitality and Tourism. vol.2, No.1.

Bocz G.Ä., Pinzke S., Nilsson C. 2012. In the Eye of the Beholder. Swedish Rural Tourism Operators’ and Visitors’ Views and Perceptions on Reused Agricultural Buildings. Scandinavian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality, vol.12, nr 2, 140-163.

Bocz G.Ä. 2009. Raising questions about the future of the multifunctional peri-urban farm in light of its historical development. Landskap trädgård jordbruk : rapportserie (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Fakulteten för landskapsplanering, trädgårds- och jordbruksvetenskap), vol 2009:2

I run my own architecture, building, and garden design studio ”Ängelkottskompaniet” www.angelkott.com

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