SUMMARY The article addresses the current crisis of education models developed for architectural schools and departments of architecture in general. The text distinguishes different education and training models each preferring and mediating a different approach to the knowledge of architectural theory and practice. Two possible education models are compared in relation with the teachers’ and […]
SUMMARY Changing social and economical environment in Slovakia has a significant impact on the way of teaching and training the students at the Faculty of Architecture STU in Bratislava. Study becomes more open, which means a need to deal with an issue of the number of students, situation on the labour market, arising competition of […]
SUMMARY At the FA STU there are two grade levels. In reality the bachelor level does not exist and the second level does not meet the students’ motivation. To recognize the importance of the bachelor study would solve many problems but it is inevitable to resolve it in close coordination with the Chamber of Architects, […]
SUMMARY The branch is not yet accredited in spite of the possibilities given by valid legislation and in spite of the fact that the department is the only training centre of this kind in the Slovak Republic. This state has been reflected in the number of students applying for the branch U3, although there is […]
SUMMARY The Faculty of Architecture introduced two grade levels of study. During the four-year bachelor study, the student obtains a general knowledge in the sphere of architecture and during the next two years of master study he/she specializes in a particular field of architecture. There is a little interest in the less attractive but very […]
SUMMARY The FA STU has a monopolistic status in Slovakia. This is connected with the problems of university education for architects in our country. A solution is posible by the following steps: a) to decentralize by establishment of a new school of architecture in Slovakia, e.g. in Košice, b) to adapt the curriculum so that […]
SUMMARY When considering the future direction of the FA STU and thus the education of the town and country planners in Slovakia, we cannot do without a view on European and world development. It is therefore inevitable to take into account the findings of analyses done by the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP). […]
SUMMARY The paper underlines the connection between the built environment and the basic requirements determined by structural physics. They are mainly concerned with sunlight in dwelling, thermal and acoustic comfort and energy consumption. To fulfill these requirements efficiently, it is necessary to design according to the concepts of dispositions and volumes.
SUMMARY Recently there have been new professional pieces of architectural work that present professional deformation of architecture. The cause of this state is the more frequent dictation of the investor which leads to the breakdown of legislative and aesthetical standards in the architectural creation. It is necessary to react to these phenomena by better educating […]