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Spatial potential of middle-sized towns in Slovakia: Lost spaces of Humenné, Levice and Topoľčany By Romana Hajduková, Alžbeta Sopirová Nowadays, the biggest challenge of urban planners is coping with the climate change and applying the principles of sustainability in urban planning, such as compact city concept and inner urban development. Since 1989, Slovak towns and […]

Cite this article Ďurianová, A., Daniel, P. (2021) ‘The DIY principle in home improvement: Background, motivation and benefits’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(2), pp. 38-43. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0012   SUMMARY “Do-it-yourself” (“DIY”) has become a global phenomenon reflecting consumers’ strong interest in producing the most diverse objects for themselves. The reasons […]

Overlooked heritage: Interiors in Slovakia

Michal C. Hronský, Dušan Kočlík, Katarína Morávková

Cite this article Hronský, M. C., Kočlík, D., Morávková, K. (2021) ‘Overlooked heritage: Interiors in Slovakia’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(2), pp. 30-37. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0011   SUMMARY The creation of architecture is generally multi-layered and often complicated not only with respect to relationships (client – space – time – finance […]

Cite this article Ontkóc, M., Kotradyová, V. (2021) ‘Participatory design as a tool for sustainable regional development’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(2), pp. 24-29. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0010   SUMMARY Globalization is changing our world at such a speed that regions are losing their ability to follow up. Updating infrastructure and making it […]

Cite this article Kiaček, M. (2021) ‘Recycling as an inspiration for architecture’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(2), pp. 14-23. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0009   SUMMARY The presented article was originally written as the essay portion of the external Second State Examination on Theory and Methodology of Urban Design at the Faculty of […]

Cite this article Hajduková, R., Sopirová, A. (2021) ‘Spatial potential of middle-sized towns in Slovakia: Lost spaces of Humenné, Levice and Topoľčany’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(2), pp. 3-13. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0008   SUMMARY Nowadays, the biggest challenge of urban planners is coping with the climate change and applying the principles […]

Editorial 2/2021

Werner Friedl

Cite this article Friedl, W. (2021) ‘Editorial’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(2), pp. 1-2. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0007   The time has finally come. Effective as from 1 January 2021, the ‘Nearly Zero-Energy Standard’ is applicable to all new buildings across Europe; that is at least what the Directive on Energy Performance […]

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