SUMMARY Landscape is a vital part of our natural and man-made environment and is considered by many to be one of most important components of a healthy, enjoyable life. During the latter part of this century, we have witnessed its vulnerability in the face of its economic growth and social change. Often, we have failed […]
Design research
SUMMARY The newly established social, economic and political conditions of life of a society at the end of the 20th century caused striking changes in structure of retail facilities. The positive effect of this process can be seen in wide selection and accessibility of the range of products, the quality of service and in the […]
SUMMARY The traditional image of the invidual high-rise tower isolated from the urban context and neighbouring buildings is being challenged today by architects who recognize the potential of the multi-functional building type to mediate between functional and aesthetic singularity of the modern tall building and the need to accommodate its functions and scale to the […]
SUMMARY The connection of functions of living and work was obvious in the past. In the period of nationalisation, the segregation of these two functions was preferred. This topic has become part of recent social and economic changes in our society. The future process of connection of these two functions will, however, be different from […]
SUMMARY Aspects that affect tourism in Slovakia suggest that one of the basic problems is the lack of investment in building accommodation facilities. In particular, equipment is needed that would ensure a return on investment with efficient management. The categorization of accommodation facilities and their classification marks, which classify them for individual quality classes, is […]
SUMMARY Multipurpose buildings represent one of the most frequent forms of contemporary architecture. Extent, proportion and function of individual parts in a multipurpose (polyfunctional) structure are influenced by rapid social, economic and technological changes. Current social and economic development prefers trend of functional and constructional adjustability, the building adaptability and regeneration of residential structure. Specifially, […]
SUMMARY The article describes the starting points, context and projections of diversification of energy sources in the context of the creation and protection of the environment. It presents the results of scientific knowledge in the field of the theory of architectural design of production energy equipment using conventional and non-traditional energy sources with examples of […]
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