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What to expect in our Green Design Studio (Pifko /Macháčová /Krajcsovics)?
In our design studio we focus on sustainability, quality of the indoor environment, ease of operation and adaptability - the most current topics of the contemporary architecture. Our approach is methodological, not typological, combining the quality of the architectural concept with the environment-friendly design. The optimization of designs in terms of the concept of "green", "blue" or "smart" buildings is our goal. Professors in the Studio: Henrich Pifko (assoc.prof., AA SKA), Klára Macháčová, and Lorant Krajcsovics. If it is possible, we work together (students as well as teachers), and we try to keep together Slovak and English-speaking students too, supporting exchange of ideas, experience, approaches. If it is necessary, we are able to work online very efficiently, using interactive Zoom tool.
You can see results of such work in our Gallery. List of our English-speaking students is in the end of this page, design tasks of the previous years are listed bellow...
Current design task (winter term 2022/23)
For the winter semester 2022/23, the assignment of our English-language studio is the theme of the international student competition "Architecture Student Contest" in Lisbon - the same as the task for our Slovak students, we shall try to work together...
Summer term 2021/22 design task
For summer semester, our English-speaking students followed our main design studio assignment: Health centre Zorion in Nové Mesto nad Váhom - an interesting real-life task...
Winter term 2021/22 design task
For the winter semester 2021/22, the assignment of our English-language studio is the theme of the international student competition "Architecture Student Contest": project of revitalization of the area next to the Warszawa Wschodnia train station by combining housing and opportunities for social activities. The task has two parts: to create a center for meetings and entertainment on the site of the old factory building (in accordance with the heritage protection limits) and to design student housing in the new residential area. Details of the task are here (PDF)... Presentation of the task and site - video... Video about the site - interactive 360° View...
Summer term 2020/21 design task
For the summer term 2020/21, the assignment of our English-language studio is the theme of the international student competition Camous STU Bratislava (Inspirelli Awards). It should include the STU innovative science center, educational, social, multi-purpose and leisure spaces such as interiors, exteriors and part of the rector's workplaces, creating conditions for cooperation of the professionals and academic environment, and to serve as an important city space for communication with public)...
Winter term 2020/21 design task
For the winter semester, the assignment of our English-language studio is the revitalization of the old factory club "Vernost" (new structure and/or reconstruction) at the former "Dynamit Nobel" factory in Bratislava.
Summer term 2019/20 design task
Assignment for the summer term 2019/2020 was the Metropolitan Innovation Center: revitalization of the urban block Bratislava-Bazová (mix of new buildings and reconstruction of old industrial halls).
Winter term 2019/20 design task
In winter term 2019/20 our Erasmus students prepared designs for the Saint-Gobain MultiComfort Student Contest. Its task was Sustainable Development Park - revitalisation (school, housing, ...) of a brownfield area in Paris Saint-Denis.
ERASMUS and English-speaking students in our "English" design studio:
WT 2021/22:
... ???... we are waiting for you ;-)
ST 2021/22:
WT 2021/22:
Meyer, Kendra, erasmus
Neuner, Stefan, erasmus
ST 2020/21:
Lucil Martins
Silvia Viccari
Mohammad Ali Rammazani (English Study)
Madhu Sain (English Study)
WT 2020/21:
Oleksii Zolochevskyi
Alexis Juan Santiago
Madhu Sain (English Study)
ST 2019/2020:
Mafalda Marques Melancia
Diogo Maia Nunes
Violette Feutry
Arnaud Delvit
Ana Rita Paes
Olga Domalewska
WT 2019/20:
Silke DeGreef
Damien Nardeux