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 […]
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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 […]
SUMMARY In the introduction, the paper analyzes the development of the graduate’s profile in the latest period. The feedback from the graduates confirmed the appropriateness of this particular subject for architects. Furthemore, there is a requirement to extend this subject, as it encompasess specific technical skills needed for the highly competitive architectural professional market. At […]
SUMMARY The task of the Chamber of Architects is to take care of the status of architects and architecture. The undergraduates at the Faculty of Architecture are its future members and therefore the chamber should take care of them too. On the other hand, the chamber expects highly professional education at the FA STU in […]
SUMMARY The new curriculum, which has come into effect since the 1992-1993 school year, has eliminated disadvantages for the excessive number of students who begin their study and after half of the study course leave the school without any official possibility to recognize their results. Six hours of intensive course-work before the study enable the […]
SUMMARY At present there is a liberal interpretation of architectural practice. Education in architecture can have various models. The reform in 1968 caused a drastic decline of actual practice and gave priority to academic education. The reform of the state school system in 1984 decided for multidisciplinarity, which enables the architect to analyze the issues […]
SUMMARY The role of the branch “Design” is not set quite clearly in the organizational structure of the FA STU, especially with regard to its creation and the synthesis of independent artistic and technical disciplines in the university environment. It goes along with insufficient facilities and equipment of this department. I propose to revitalize the […]
SUMMARY The department team is trying to lead the students towards a responsible and self-conscious relationship with the irreplaceable values of historical architectural heritage. Looking at the studio works and designs of other departments, we can see insufficient respect for historical monumental buildings, which is caused by the lack of analytical study and by the […]