SUMMARY The article deals with the complex of public spaces assessment methods, which focus to the complex or overall evaluation of public space quality, as well as methods which focus to evaluation of partial aspects of public space’s quality. The article addresses theoretical as well as practical aspects of application of the monitored methods applied […]

SUMMARY The topic of public space has become an interdisciplinary topic as well as a public matter. Different participants in discussions and decision making processes on public space have different expectations. The topic of public space has its historical development and interdisciplinary intersection. The urban planning and design relations of the topic are indisputable. In this […]

Democracy and public spaces

Ján Legény, Robert Špaček

SUMMARY The emergence of democracy and of the first public space – Agora dates back to the ancient Greece. Urban environment is an essential attribute of development of cultures and civilizations. It concentrates the nature of environment, history, people’s mentality and affects the way and quality of life of inhabitants. Public spaces have played and […]

Editorial

Ľubica Vitková

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Ing. arch. Nina Bartošová, PhD. Institute of History and Theory of Architecture and Monument Preservation Faculty of Architecture STU, Bratislava, Slovakia bartosova@fa.stuba.sk Ing. arch. Irena Dorotjaková Faculty of Architecture STU, Bratislava, Slovakia dorotjakova@fa.stuba.sk Ing. arch. Alexandra Dubovcová Institute of Ecological and Experimental Architecture Faculty of Architecture STU, Bratislava, Slovakia dubovcova@fa.stuba.sk Bc. Marián Duda Faculty of […]

Tradition in the context of design Mgr. art. Zuzana Labudová, ArtD. The aim of this dissertation thesis was to specify the importance of tradition in the context of design. The work discusses the tradition in a wider context: describes changes in society, which have affected perception of history and tradition; examines identity, nostalgia and fashion; explores […]