The theme of the XIX edition of the Saint – Gobain Architecture Student Contest 2024, an international anonymous student architecture competition launched by Saint – Gobain’s Isover, Rigips and Weber brands, was the design of a residential zone for students and researchers in an area close to the Viikki University campus, located northeast of Helsinki. The Viikki campus began to be built in the 1960s when the University of Helsinki moved the teaching of natural sciences to the grounds of the Viikki Experimental Farm. Today, the campus is made up of a variety of buildings dating from the late 20th century, some of which could be demolished and some reconstructed under competitive tendering conditions. The Viikki area is to be further developed around the existing and planned tram lines, with the expectation of building a residential area for between 4 000 and 7 000 inhabitants.
The students‘ task in the competition proposals was to bring a vision of a new housing development complemented by a multifunctional area for students and researchers in relation to the existing urban context, with the resolution of the public parterre areas taking into account the adjacent natural character of the site. The competition proposals required the retention of the existing greenhouse – Gardenia with its original function as a Japanese garden, the renovation or demolition of the existing office building, the design of temporary accommodation for students and researchers and permanent housing for residents as part of the new Viikki district. The proposed new development should respect the existing context of both the surrounding buildings and its location on the edge of the natural environment, to which it should be linked by an external public green space. In addition to a creative approach in the search for low-energy, low-CO2 and sustainable building concepts and the application of design solutions and detailing using Saint-Gobain products and solutions, this year’s competition also focuses on the circular economy and the potential re-use of building parts and materials.
The Slovak division of Isover and the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava participated in the preparation of the national round of the competition and its evaluation. The national round was attended by students in the fields of study focusing on architecture and civil engineering at colleges and universities in the Slovak Republic. The international round, to which the winning design from the national competition will advance, will take place in Helsinki on 10 – 12 June 2024.
10 proposals were sent to the national round. The jury of the national round met on 10 April 2024 in the composition of:
The jury stated that all the submitted designs fulfilled the required parameters of the assignment and showed several, diverse types of concepts that can be applied on the site in the future. Some of the design teams bet more on urban block or point development, others on a loose and gradually decreasing development towards the countryside. The different approaches were consequently reflected in the design of the public spaces and landscaping as well as in the materiality and overall atmosphere of the proposed campus design. In accordance with the competition conditions, the first three designs were awarded first, second and third prizes. According to the competition statutes, the winning design will advance to the international round and will represent the Slovak Republic at the international round in Helsinki. The jury awarded prizes to two other projects for creativity and conceptuality and for sophistication of design and technical solution.
The award ceremony, attended by the dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava and members of the jury, will take place as part of the Summer Night of Architecture and Design at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava.
The jury appreciated the clear urban design of the proposal and the excellent handling of the scale of the proposed buildings in relation to the existing buildings and the natural environment. The continuous base that connects the residential blocks is an urban forming element indicating the delimitation of the street space from the intra-block spaces, its perforations in certain positions also create their interconnection. The residential blocks are designed as pavilion blocks with appropriate orientation of housing with the use of shading elements creating a unified façade. The resulting design has the character of an urban residential area, less focused on the needs of student housing. Materiality and campus details were less articulated within the concept.
Award for sophistication of design and technical solution – Bc. Martina Bežová, Bc. Sandra Blaškovičová, FAD STU, pedagogue: Ing. arch. Michal Bogár, PhD.
The jury awarded the prize for the complex sophistication of the design and technical solution in all aspects. The positive aspect of the design is the creation of two levels of community space, both in the ground floor and in the roof level. However, the urban design concept is too large in scale for the required functions. From an architectural point of view, the legibility and veracity of the ‚closed‘ pavilion façade, that it is a living student campus, is lacking.
Reward for creativity and experiment – Mária Furmanová, FAD STU, pedagogue: doc. Ing. arch. Henrich Pifko, PhD.
The jury awarded the prize for a bold urban concept in the form of a low-rise circular building that appropriately expresses the character of living in a gated campus community. The jury understands the proposal to be a student’s idea of housing, however, the proposal fails to demonstrate context with the existing adjacent development and the layout and details of the buildings are only given in hints. In terms of phasing and achieving the desired effect, it would appear that it would be necessary to build the whole campus at once, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
The KA2 Erasmus+ CT.Uni: Creative Thinking Taking an Innovative and STEAM Approach for a Transdisciplinary University project was playing an important role within a series of conferences, seminars, workshops held in June 2024 in Bratislava.
For the twenty-third time, the Night of Architecture and Design will take place at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of STU at 19 Liberty Square in Bratislava. The gates of the faculty will open to the public on Thursday, 20 June 2023 at 16.00.
ALFA magazine – Architectural Letters of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of STU – publishes articles on architecture, urbanism and product design.
The Faculty of Architecture and Design of STU in Bratislava has achieved a great success. We have been ranked 5th among the TOP 100 best architecture and engineering universities in the world thanks to our success in the INSPIRELI AWARDS competition, which involved students of our faculty.
The project was nominated for a Grand Prix award from the international jury, in the category of public/open space and landscape. The winning design comes from the invited architectural competition – BOGÁR architects and ER atelier.
3.5 weeks of intensive work with young students from all over the world on an exciting architectural design project, curated
by renowned architects at Academy for Architectural Culture, Hamburg, Germany.
Brian Ian Muir is one of the most respected sculptors and artists in the film industry. He began his 48+ year career at the age of 16 in 1968 at Elstree Film Studios, where he spent the next 4 years apprenticing as a sculptor and model maker.
With the exhibition project DESIGN × SCIENCE, the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava presents a new platform for dialogue between design research and science. During Milan Design Week, the We Will Design 2024 exhibition will be held at the BASE Milano Experimental Laboratory from 16 – 21 April 2024.
The Faculty of Architecture and Design is presenting its projects at the international event UNFOLD during the Milan Design Week at the BASE Milano cultural centre, 15 – 21 April 2024. The projects of the vertical studio Data[LAB] are concerned with the concept of the object, which presents objects as dynamic processes, constantly changing and adapting to their surroundings.
The Dean of FAD STU announces the start of the admission procedure for study for the academic year 2024/2025 for accredited study fields in the English language.
On 18 and 19 March 2024, a training activity on innovation, STEAM and transdiciplinary approach in teaching took place at the Faculty of Business of the University of Economics. Learning and Teaching Training (LTT event) within the Erasmus+ project CT.Uni: Creative Thinking – Taking an Innovative and STEAM Approach for a Transdisciplinary University was held under the leadership of Veronika Orfánusová (EUBA) and Zuzana Turlíková (STU).
Under the joint patronage of the Faculty of Architecture and Design at Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia; in collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture at Cracow University of Technology, Kraków, Poland; the Faculty of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland; the Faculty of Architecture at Wrocław University of Science and Technology Wrocław, Poland; and the World Institute for Engineering and Technology Education (WIETE), these institutions organise jointly the 2024 Conference on Engineering and Architecture Design Education (EADE-2024) to take place at Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia, between 10 and 12 June 2024.
Night of Architecture and Design is a multi-genre platform providing insight into the center of events at the faculty. The twenty-second night full of architecture, urbanism and design: Thursday 15 February 2024 l from 16:00 l Faculty of Architecture and Design, Námestie slobody 19, Bratislava
On the occasion of the partner visit to Slovakia, on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., at FEI STU (hall CD-150), Andreas Mershin will give a public lecture on the topic „Academia to Entrepreneurship (Lab to Market) and Beyond“.
ALFA magazine – Architectural Letters of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of STU – publishes articles on architecture, urbanism and product design.
The second visit of STU employees took place at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik in late November 2023. FAD in Iceland was represented by Vice-Dean for Foreign Relations and PR Klára Macháčová and Faculty Coordinator Erasmus+ Mária Páleníková.
3.5 weeks of intensive work with young students from all over the world on an exciting architectural design project, curated by renowned architects at aac Academy for Architectural Culture
ALFA magazine – Architectural Letters of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of STU – publishes articles on architecture, urbanism and product design.
Biela Noc / White Night is an international contemporary art festival that connects art and public space. It offers visitors a powerful visual experience on current social topics and offers space for reflection and dialogue. We are happy that the Faculty of Architecture and Design of STU is once again part of this event.
FAD STU and UNESCO Chair for Restoration of Architectural Heritage are jointly following up on the previous 12 editions of the multidisciplinary workshop for students – the Autumn University of Architecture in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia; October 8 – 15, 2023.
Students of the 5th year of FAD STU in Bratislava Samuel Andrejčák, Jakub Čerešník and Lukáš Bím won the Buildner Student Award for their Elderly oasis project in the international Buildner competition.
The international jury, composed of recognized experts in individual areas of product design, spent two demanding days in Hurbanové kasárne (Hurban Barracks) evaluating and assessing 79 works in 8 categories of product design and selected those from which we will recognize the laureates in the fall. Each work was carefully assessed according to important criteria such as originality, aesthetics, functionality, technical maturity and sustainability.
This multi-genre platform provides the public with an insight into what is happening at the largest faculty in Slovakia, which provides education in the fields of architecture and design.
ALFA magazine – Architectural Letters of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of STU – publishes articles on architecture, urbanism and product design.
Short three-minute presentations of doctoral research carried out at our faculty, which are intended not only for our students, doctoral students, teachers and researchers, but also for the general professional and lay public.
During the Milan Design Week festival, you can experience the SENSBIOM II installation in Alcova Milano, which is the result of the interdisciplinary collaboration of the crafting plastics studio! and the American research facility DumoLab from Penn’s Weitzman School of Design in Pennsylvania.
Learning and Teaching Training took place as another of the events of the CT:uni: Creative project Thinking – Taking an Innovative and STEAM Approach for a Transdisciplinary University (ERASMUS+, KA2 – Cooperative partnerships).
Join the Workshop for talented architecture students and graduates: our partner offered us the opportunity to participate in an additional qualification in the form of a 3,5-week workshop at aac in Hamburg.
The Dean of FAD STU announces the start of the admission procedure for study for the academic year 2023/2024 for accredited study fields in the English language.
A lecture by representatives of top architectural studios Snøhetta and Studio Egret West will take place on Thursday 13 April 2023 from 11.00 a.m. in the Emil Belluš Hall on the ground floor of the Faculty of Architecture and Design.
We would like to invite you to the final conference of the Empathy in Art project (EMIA), which will take place on March 23, 2023 at 2 p.m. in the ad: creative center FAD STU.
ALFA magazine – Architectural Letters of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of STU – publishes articles on architecture, urbanism and product design.
As part of the 7th Italian Design Day in the World, the Italian Embassy, the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava and the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the STU in Bratislava prepared a special meeting for students with the architects of the OPPS studio from Florence, winners of the international architectural competition announced by […]
How can we plan our cities more efficiently and effectively? A new collaboration project between the STU Faculty of Architecture and Design, and the University of Stavanger, Norway, explores the sustainability of cities and communities. The consequences of climate change are rapidly approaching us than what previous predictions have warned us about.
Our studios from the Belluš school were successful once again! The team consisting of Milan Andráš, Dušan Kočlík, Pavel Nahálka and Adam Tóth received an honorable mention in the prestigious international competition International Design Award IDA 22.
One of the priorities of the FAD leadership is building new international partnerships, expanding the range of foreign universities with which our faculty could collaborate on international scientific research projects or participate in pedagogical activities. That is why the FAD dean visited the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico from 21/11/2022 to 25/11/2022.
FAD STU a Partner among the consortium of 8 European universities to explore interdisciplinarity in education. The project CT.uni: Creative project Thinking – Taking an Innovative and STEAM Approach for a Transdisciplinary University (ERASMUS+, KA2 – Cooperative partnerships) will start on 2 May 2022.
The Fenix prize awarded for an extraordinary act of preserving a national cultural monument goes to the Utility building of the Castle Uhrovec. The award was given for a highly professional approach to rescue, rehabilitatate and make accessible the castle ruins, especially the utility building. This time-consuming and technically demanding process of restoration, carried out […]
Information on procedure and admission conditions for the BSc study programmes provided by the Faculty of Architecture and Design, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, for the… 2022/2023 academic school year
Information on procedure and admission conditions for the BSc study programmes provided by the Faculty of Architecture and Design, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, for the…
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