SUMMARY The formation of an independent Czechoslovak Republic created a space for the institutionalisation of health and social care and the institution of a new legacy as a reflection on the state’s social policy. In addition to social and medical work in the field, as well as improvements in housing and hygiene conditions in both […]

Editorial 3/2023

Zuzana Čerešňová

The topic of this special issue of Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU (ALFA) is focused on Design for All research in the field of human-centred design, architecture and urban planning that accepts the diversity of people, their different needs and requirements in the built environment. The Design for All methodology […]

SUMMARY The initial phase of transformation of social services, called ‘de-institutionalization’,   has started in Slovakia. The transformation is characterized by the change of the system providing social care. Clients of large-scale institutions should gradually move to newly opened residential units. The aim of the process is to include the clients into social life, help them […]