Cite this article Hanták, J., Končeková, D. (2023) ‘Positive effects of wood in Vorarlberg’s (Austria) timber kindergartens’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(3), pp. 36-50. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0018   SUMMARY The topic of implementing sustainable materials and integrating them into newly constructed, valuable, and cultural architecture is currently often mentioned in connection […]

Cite this article Šimkovičová, B., Smatanová, K. (2023) ‘Mental health as determining factor of urban district’s character: Case study Bratislava – the Pentagon’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(3), pp. 28-35. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0017   SUMMARY The topic of mental health is on the fringe of the interest of architects and urban […]

Cite this article Kiaček, M. (2023) ‘Architecture of healthcare and social inclusion in interwar Czecho-slovakia: Pezinok Psychiatric Institute and the Masaryk Institute for Young People with Intellectual and Physical Disabilities in Bratislava’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(3), pp. 18-27. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0016   SUMMARY The formation of an independent Czechoslovak Republic […]

Cite this article Rollová, L., Hubinský, P., Bošková Filová, N. (2023) ‘Universal design and social care: Assistive robots as other users of the built environment?’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(3), pp. 10-17. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0015   SUMMARY Population ageing is a serious problem, as confirmed by the results of all known […]

Cite this article Aljaafreh, A., Gataj, V., Choi, Y. (2023) ‘Using a digital participatory approach to facilitate inclusivity in Jordanian heritage sites: Stakeholders’ requirements and a proposed system’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(3), pp. 3-9. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0014   SUMMARY This paper explores the barriers and factors affecting inclusivity in historical […]

Cite this article Kiaček, M. (2023) ‘Contribution of Rudolf Frič to the social architecture of interwar Czechoslovakia’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(2), pp. 47-59. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0012   SUMMARY Social policy during the First Czechoslovak Republic was characterised by a focus on the development of institutional health and social care and […]

Cite this article Búliková, L. (2023) ‘Innovations in sacral architecture: The resettlement churches of Emil Belluš’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(2), pp. 39-46. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0011   SUMMARY This article focuses on two buildings by one architect – Emil Belluš (1899–1979), a doyen of Slovak architecture, whose work significantly influenced the sacral architecture […]

Cite this article Lüley, M. (2023) ‘Ephemeral occupancies: Non-linear approach to adaptable architecture’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(2), pp. 30-38. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0010   SUMMARY An adaptable approach understands architecture as a non-linear process, which enables a dynamic response to changing environmental and contextual conditions with the aim to extend the […]

Cite this article Hajduková, R., Sopirová, A. (2023) ‘Typology of terrain vague and emergence mechanisms in post-communist, post-industrial small and medium-sized towns in Slovakia: Case study of Humenné, Strážske and Vranov and Topľou’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(2), pp. 21-29. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0009   SUMMARY These days, the importance of brownfield […]