• Economic Valuation of Housing Estate Transformation 

  Chudý, Ondřej (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  Housing estate areas usually have around a 70% share of public space. A considerable amount of money is spent on the maintenance of these non-building areas. When maintenance efforts decrease, technical and visual aspects ...

• Manifestations of Symbolism in a Contemporary Public Space 

  Sūdžiūtė, Goda (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  Contemporary urban design practice often focuses on addressing physical and physiological human needs without emphasising the symbolic dimension of the space. However, built environment can be regarded as a system of signs ...

• Prague shared spaces: Problems and potential of the shared space approach in the context of mixed-use streets 

  Ostach, Anton (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  The aim of this paper is to present the results of a six-year study of shared spaces in the Czech context. The research seeks to understand what the shared space approach is and what the reasons for its origin are. It ...

• Comparative review of World Bank data and empirical studies on inadequate housing 

  de la Cal, Alejandro Segura; de Linera Alperi, Miguel Álvarez (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  This study analyses the peer-reviewed empirical studies on slums, informal settlements, and inadequate housing, comparing the scientific analysis with the data obtained from the World Bank open data on people living in ...

• Quantitative analysis of decorative elements´ presence to assess contextuality and a façade’s’ architectural quality in the historical city centre: Case study Brno 

  Kalouda, Petr (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  This paper is focused on the creation of the definition of a building façade´s´ architectural quality in the context of the surrounding buildings. The region was chosen because of the required buildings´ insulation. It´s ...

• Vernacular architectural elements. Mitigating climate conditions in the category Cfa 

  Burešová, Karolína (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  Vernacular architecture is a source of inspiration and guidance for the design of housing in a particular region, as well as for protecting and improving the environment, it shows the use of the proper material and can ...

• Interwar shopfronts and shop interiors by the Jewish architect Ernst Wiesner in Brno 

  Ragulová, Zuzana (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  This paper presents the theme of interwar shopfronts in Brno in general, focusing on the shopfronts and shop interiors designed by the Jewish architect Ernst Wiesner in the 1920s and 1930s. The examples are described and ...

• Berlin - the influence of the cultural differences of the inhabitants on the typical features of the contemporary urban space 

  Moggert, Monika (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  The aim of the research is to assess public urban space’s architectural and urban changes due to different cultural influences in one part of the urban district of Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – “Berlin Kreuzberg” – a ...

• Cultural-led Adaptive Reuse for development of consolidated urban spaces 

  Chiacchiera, Francesco (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  As recent case studies show, the concept of Adaptive Reuse and its strategies – mainly associated to creative-led regenerations of post-industrial complexes – have been transferred to buildings and urban complexes inside ...

• Eye tracking helps architectural animation: Case study of the cathedral in Pécs 

  Xu, Yujie; Katona, Vilmos (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  The Zsolnay Light Festival in Pécs is the only light festival in Hungary. The light show on the cathedral’s façade was a significant part of the 2010 European Capital of Culture programme. This paper investigates the impact ...

• Mutual development of the Bratislava, the Danube river and the floodplain forests 

  Falathová, Katarína (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  The floodplain forest, natural environment of the Danube, is protected area located along the main flow of the river near Bratislava. The question of protection and coexistence of these areas is very important today due ...

• Indeterminacy as Value in Architecture 

  Đurašinović, Radmila (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  The present socioeconomic instability indicates a growing need for architects to productively incorporate elements of uncertainty into the architectural design process. In such a climate, this paper problematises the ...

• Emerging identity: Žižkov district as a framework of collective memory 

  Stoklásek, Rostislav (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  The paper introduces understanding architecture as a mental image, an imprint of a physical space in collective memory. It focuses on the urban qualities of the Žižkov district, a late 19th century housing development in ...

• Spatial Planning Tools for Agricultural Land Protection in the Czech Republic and Austria: A Comparative Study 

  Petr, Lukáš (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  One of the most significant problems of sustainable development is the continued loss of arable and agricultural land due to the expansion of housing and infrastructure development. The paper compares the current spatial ...

• The roles of an institute of a temporary planning process 

  Joja, Marie (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  A strategy of temporary use provides an opportunity for obtaining new ideas in the process of testing different concepts of permanence. It enables municipalities and other authorities to experiment with various approaches ...

• Citizen Mapping as a City-Making Practice 

  Koncar-Gamulin, Lovro (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2022-12-15)

  This paper hypothesises that gaps in knowledge and understanding of our urban spatial processes have been facilitated by a stark emphasis on measurable and simulated data, as well as by the absence of non-measurable ...

• The Jewish architect Zoltán Egri and his work 

  Ragulová, Zuzana (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2021-11-29)

  Zoltán Egri (born 1894) belonged to the group of interwar Jewish architects in Brno. Almost all of them studied at the German Technical University in Brno and were active mainly in the 1930s, focusing primarily on a Jewish ...

• An exploratory study of Nantou Ancient Village revitalisation focusing on visual, cognitive and structural aspects 

  Nikodijevic, Jaksa; Grujic, Milica (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2021-11-29)

  In the absence of spatial diversity, there is a need for additional elements that will enable the recognition of the space in which we are. These elements are landmarks. In order for a certain thing to be considered a ...

• Verification of the Possibility of Using Geographical Information Systems to Identify New Educational Trails in the Czech border – Jeseniky region 

  Palenčar, Ondrej (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2021-11-29)

  The area of Jeseníky has a rich history, but its continuity was disrupted during the 20th century. Traces of „landscape memory“ can be found in the form of small sacral architecture, historical paths, trees and border ...

• An active approach as part of the creation of urban and landscape space 

  Šana, Václav (Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta architektury, 2021-11-29)

  Throughout history, the concept of the urbanist points to the figure of an almighty, authoritative planner who creates spaces. The ambition of a perfect design is met by random external factors, which fundamentally affect ...

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