Cite this article Obied, A. (2025) ‘From home to the unhome: An architectural model of a phenomenological inquiry’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 30(2), pp. 14-19. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2025-0009 SUMMARY The world has recently been confronted with horrifying images of large-scale domicide—the deliberate destruction of home—whether through California’s wildfires or wars in […]

Cite this article Mohamed, A. (2025) ‘A new comprehensive approach for architectural heritage conservation: The case of Al-Alami house in Gaza’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 30(1), pp. 54-63. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2025-0006 SUMMARY The architectural heritage of historical cities is a manifestation of the relationships between the environment, society, and culture. The […]

Editorial 1/2025

Ján Legény

Cite this article Legény, J. (2025) ‘Editorial’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 30(1), pp. 1-4. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2025-0001 Dear Readers, Dear Editorial Board Members, Factum est consilium—the decision has been made! I am addressing you as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU (ALFA […]

Cite this article Bujdáková, K., Schleicher, A. (2024) ‘Impact of temporary conversion on the community: Categorisation and current case studies from Europe’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 29(4), pp. 43-47. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2024-0022   SUMMARY In the life cycle of objects and spaces, the function for which they were intended to serve […]

Cite this article Boháčová, K., Schleicher, A. (2024) ‘Temporary forms of performative space: Impact of temporary architecture on audience diversification’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 29(1), pp. 32-36. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2024-0005   SUMMARY We are publishing this paper as a partial output of a larger body of research. It serves to analyse […]

Editorial 1/2024

Jan Jehlík

Cite this article Jehlík, J. (2024) ‘Editorial’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 29(1), p. 1. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2024-0001   Baroque vault and refurbishment, current use of the Moorish style, small-scale architecture, temporary forms of performative space – these are the themes of the actual issue. How different, how common, how architectural. To […]

Cite this article Petráková, L., Šimkovič, V. (2023) ‘Architectural alchemy: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for inspired design – a comprehensive study of creativity, control, and collaboration’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(4), pp. 3-14. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0020   SUMMARY Traditional architectural design provides a human-centric and intuitive way of creating spaces based on […]

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 Gołąbek, K., Gosztyła, M., Mikrut-Kusy, A. (2023) ‘Rzeszow Castle: History and Contemporaneity – proposal for a new interior adaptation’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 28(2), pp. 3-9. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2023-0007   SUMMARY This paper discusses the adaptation of Rzeszow Castle in Rzeszow, Poland (also called the Castle of the […]