Cite this article Mazouz, F., Triqui, M. (2024) ‘New Moorish architectural identity in Tlemcen, Algeria’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 29(1), pp. 9-18. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2024-0003   SUMMARY In Algeria, the city of Tlemcen is home to 60% of the country’s Arab-Islamic architectural heritage. This heritage is also known as Moorish. During […]

Editorial 4/2022

Martin Wollensak

Cite this article Wollensak, M. (2022) ‘Editorial’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 27(4), pp. 1-2. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2022-0019   The significance of preserving cultural identity is one of the main topics of this current issue of Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU (ALFA), with articles ranging from analyses […]

Cite this article Vaňová, V., Pohaničová, J. (2022) ‘Baťovany – (re)visions of a modern town: Searching for identity’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 27(2), pp. 24-34. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2022-0010   SUMMARY The town of Partizánske, formerly known as Baťovany and built according to the design of the urban development (zoning) plan of […]

Cite this article Vitková, Ľ., Štrbíková, D. (2022) ‘Pandemic as an impulse for the development of sustainable tourism along the Danube river’, Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26(3), pp. 3-12. https://www.doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0014   SUMMARY The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is a challenge to the world – primarily from the medical and economic […]

SUMMARY Regional identity and harmony of the traditional village were enabled by the continuity of inheriting knowledge and information for many generations. At the end of the 20th century industrialisation and the modern movement caused loss of this continuity and disorientation in the rural life, separation of work and housing, town villas inspired the village […]

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 […]