Koliba as part of Slovak gastronomic culture

František Dorko, Veronika Kotradyová

SUMMARY The article focuses on the situation in regional gastronomy and how it is reflected in the material culture in Slovakia—which is part of our country’s cultural identity and plays a significant role in tourism as one of its pillars. Gastronomic culture encompasses not only traditional regional dishes or drinks, but also the way they […]

SUMMARY The aim of the article is to map the development of ornaments from Čičmany village, their “journey” from the past to the present day, as they are currently the most used Slovak folk pattern, especially in the graphic and product design. In the beginning, the author explains why she is interested in this topic […]

Editorial

Ľubica Vitková

Since its birth, the peer-reviewed scientific journal ALFA has positioned itself as a solid ground for presenting the outcomes of research conducted at the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU and its partner institutions. Along with this, or let us say, principally, it gives our students in doctoral programs an opportunity to gain publishing-related experience and, […]

Possibilities of city development on brownfield sites Ing. arch. Alena Bindzárová, PhD. The dissertation thesis Possibilities of city development on brownfield sites focuses on application of sustainability tools in abandoned places of the city. It aims to evaluate the scale of real applicability of these tools into planning policy, settlement development, adaptation of urban environment, […]

assoc. prof. Ing. arch. Zuzana Čerešňová, PhD. Institute of Public Buildings Faculty of Architecture STU, Bratislava, Slovakia zuzana.ceresnova@stuba.sk Ing. arch. Irena Dorotjaková Faculty of Architecture STU, Bratislava, Slovakia dorotjakova@fa.stuba.sk Ing. Katarína Gécová, PhD. Institute of Urban Design and Planning Faculty of Architecture STU, Bratislava, Slovakia katarina.gecova@stuba.sk Mgr. art. Ing. arch. Peter Mazalán, PhD. Institute of […]

Architectural symbolism in theater scenography Mgr. art. Ing. arch. Peter Mazalán, PhD. A theatre environment with its atmosphere, just as well as a utilitarian architectural space, have their own cultural and social function. Since the very beginnings of the groundbreaking theatre reforms of the 20th century, a theatre production has become an expressive and original […]