Route options in inclusive museums: Case studies from Central Europe

Natália Filová, Lea Rollová, Zuzana Čerešňová

Cite this article Filová, N., Rollová, L., Čerešňová, Z. (2022) ‘Route options in inclusive museums: Case studies from Central Europe’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 27(1), pp. 12-24. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2022-0003   SUMMARY Museums play an important role in the society, as they offer valuable experiences of discovery, education, art, play and […]

Cite this article Novotná, M. (2022) ‘Alpine huts: Architectural innovations and development in the High Tatras until the first half of the 20th century’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 27(1), pp. 4-11. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2022-0002   SUMMARY The traces of history in the alpine environment reveal how the colonization climbed up the […]

Cite this article Bočková, M. (2022) ‘River as a flow in a city of engineers: The reasoning behind the third Danube regulation in Bratislava by Enea Grazioso Lanfranconi’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(4), pp. 46-54. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0024   SUMMARY We tend to perceive rivers flowing through cities as the presence […]

Cite this article Jelínková, M. (2022) ‘Restorations in post-war period’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(4), pp. 36-45. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0023   SUMMARY The article deals with the issue of post-war monument care in the former Czechoslovakia and is a partial result of doctoral research, dedicated to the study of innovations in […]

Cite this article Smetanová, G. (2022) ‘Overview of past and present discourse on VAL’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(4), pp. 27-35. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0022   SUMMARY The paper is an introduction to my thesis entitled “Author’s Conceptions in the European Architecture of the 20th Century”. Specifically, the objective of my study […]

Iranian innovations in mosque lighting techniques: A historical survey

Ahmad Moghaddasi, Mohammad Hossein Moghaddasi, Seyed Behshid Hosseini

Cite this article Moghaddasi, A., Moghaddasi, M. H., Hosseini, S. B. (2022) ‘Iranian innovations in mosque lighting techniques: A historical survey’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(4), pp. 18-26. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0021   SUMMARY The genius of the Iranians in developing environmentally friendly architectural techniques created works of architecture in the deserts […]

Cite this article Sohaana, A. I., Rahman, M. A. (2022) ‘Challenges in sustaining resilience in the coastal settlements of south-eastern Bangladesh: Achieving self-sustenance through architectural synthesis’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(4), pp. 3-17. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0020   SUMMARY Climate change has adversely impacted the occurrence and frequency of natural hazards, which […]

Cite this article Butková, M. (2022) ‘Scale of community centre: Clarification of the relation between scale and multifunctionality of community buildings’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(3), pp. 24-32. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0016   SUMMARY Community architecture is gaining popularity for its potential to encourage community interaction and strengthen community ties. It is […]

Cite this article Oberfrancová, L., Wollensak, M. (2022) ‘Architectural design quality and social sustainability in building certification systems’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(3), pp. 13-23. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0015   SUMMARY The main objective of the study is to examine to what extent the architectural design quality and social sustainability are taken […]