Ergonomics as an important part of product design

Jana Požgayová, Mária Šimková

SUMMARY Ergonomics is an interdisciplinary system-oriented scientific discipline which comprehensively deals with the interaction of human, products and the environment. Its goal is to optimize psychophysical load and to ensure the development of human personality. Compliance with the ergonomic principles is an inseparable part of the design process. The common goal of ergonomics and product […]

SUMMARY Our research concentrates on production of Slovak national furniture enterprises, which in 1958, when there was a statewide reorganization of industry, underwent fundamental changes, enabling them to proceed to innovation of their manufacturing schedule. The dynamic development of new types of furniture was powerfully determined by the mass construction of apartments launched at the […]

SUMMARY The campus of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava is one of the oldest modern campuses in the city, which still remains its original function. During the 20th century, its urban and architectural plans were designed by the best Slovak architects. The primary construction of the campus was divided into three main stages: […]

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Jana Pohaničová

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Ing. arch. René Dlesk P-U-R-A Platform for Urban Research and Architecture s.r.o. Italy, United Kindom, Switzerland r.dlesk@p-u-r-a.com Ing. arch. Irena Dorotjaková Faculty of Architecture STU, Bratislava, Slovakia dorotjakova@fa.stuba.sk Ing. arch. Peter Horák Institute of Urban Design and Planning Faculty of Architecture STU, Bratislava, Slovakia peter.horak@stuba.sk prof. Ing. arch. Bohumil Kováč, PhD. Institute of Urban Design […]

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