extra-medium  introduction  news projects publications personal contact disclaimer Extra-medium is an initiative engaged with research, teaching and design projects looking at transformation trends and development potentials of post-socialist Eastern European cities. The project founded by Daniel Kiss is based on international collaboration and is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Extra-medium is an integrated part of the scientific and academic content at the Urban Design Institute, ETH Zürich. Focus of projects within the framework of extra-medium include investigating specific development trajectories of cities based on their unique pre-socialist heritage, their socialist period legacies and post-socialist normailities, and studying spatial impacts of their urban management models, distinct from western policies. Extra-medium also initiates collaboration with active groups to develop prototype projects in order to trigger development in post-socialist cities by incorporating demands and potentials of various actors. Joint investigation is planned with municipalities, private developers and academic institutions to submit project proposals to the EU Cohesion Funds. Current research focuses on the post-socialist transformation of Hungary's capital, Budapest, while recent smaller exercises include analyzing specific urban conditions in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Gdansk, Poland.