No joint study program.

The main goal of the education in the study program Architectural Creation in its Master´s degree (MA) is to build on a general basis and complex knowledge and competence in the field of art, architectural designing, and constructional-technical disciplines synthesized in a complex architectural project in the Bachelor´s degree. The MA degree deepens knowledge in the preparation of an architectural concept and architectural design, in individual architectural studios, according to their particular specializations. The students acquire new knowledge, skills, capabilities, and experience in the current approaches in architectural research, designing, experimentation and its testing in architectural practice. The education leads to cooperation with other artistic, scientific and technical disciplines, in regard to the context and autonomy of architectural creation, oversteps prevailing standards, and is directed to the ability to formulate a unique approach, strategies, and programs. Such an educational concept is supported by the cooperation of studios, as well as historiographical, theoretical, design, and constructional-technical knowledge in modern architecture, and by opportunities for various traineeships and scholarships in Slovakia or abroad (for example, ERASMUS)

The Master's graduates in Architectural Creation are capable of individual work in research, concept preparation, designing, project realization, and construction supervision. They are able critically to reflect on the traditional interpretations of history, theory, designing, and construction. They show critical thinking and interpretation of their own work in domestic and international contexts. They are trained to creatively broaden and review their knowledge and competencies, and to acquire new ones, applying classical and innovative, analog and digital visualizing and modeling approaches and tools of designing.

The MA graduates of Architectural Creation have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to synthesize and generalize knowledge, competencies, and skills from the BA and follow-up MA degrees. They are able to work individually and in a team, in the field of architecture and urbanism, interior design, and interior elements design. They can work in the fields overlapping with other visual arts and design (for example, product design, digital art, photography, video, film, and scenography, etc.), in the field of environment and landscape design. They are able to work in architectural studios, locally and globally. Passing their authorization examination, they can establish their own architectural and urbanism studios, prepare architectural designs, coordinate realizations, and supervise construction projects. Further, the graduates with the pedagogical minimum can teach (presently at secondary schools and universities in Bratislava, Košice, and abroad). They can also pursue research and scientific work (the Slovak Academy of Sciences), in the fields of popularization and media promotion of architecture, urbanism, and landscape design (in state and private galleries, Kunsthalle, journals on architecture and mass media, including newspaper, radio, film, television and digital media), and in other professional organizations (the Slovak Architects Association, the Slovak Chamber of Architects), or all levels of the Civil Service (from civic to state and international).

The Master´s graduate is able to pursue the regulated profession of an architect based on the authorization examination by the Slovak Chamber of Architects. The professional qualification is the essential requirement for the regulated profession of an Architect/Landscape Architect, according to the directive of the European Parliament and Council 2005/36/ES on the recognition of professional qualification.

One of the members of the Accreditation Board AFAD is also a member of the Slovak Chamber of Architects and will evaluate the quality of the study program.

Architecture, later Architectural Creation is a program with a long tradition, since the foundation of AFAD. The graduates prove their competencies as creative architects, regularly awarded national and international prizes (CeZaAr, Dušan Jurkovič Award, Magazine ARCH Award), and winning architectural competitions in Slovakia and abroad. They publish the results of their works at various professional forums, in printed and online media (archinfo.sk, earch.cz, archdaily.com, afasiaarchzine.com, magazines ARCH, Projekt, A&U, ERA 21...). They participate in exhibitions, and discussions; publish articles, reviews, and architectural studies.

Evaluation of the study program graduates' employability:

a. A survey for the graduates (job in the studied specialization, field, form). The survey is prepared and monitored by the Academic Senate AFAD. 

b. The visibility monitoring (architectural and urban competitions, prizes, participation in exhibitions, publications, awards by the Slovak Architects Association and the Slovak Chamber of Architects, coverage of graduates' and students' works in architectural and public media). (Monitored by the Office for Quality AFAD).

c. Statistics from the Labor Office. (Monitored by the Office for Quality AFAD).

d. Information from relevant architectural and related artistic institutions, and external experts (for example the Slovak Chamber of Architects, Slovak Architects Association, Slovak National Gallery, Kunsthalle, Metropolitan Institute of Slovakia (MIB), local municipalities, educational institutions – Faculty of Architecture and Design of Slovak Technical University, School of Applied Arts in Bratislava (SŠUP), Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM), Academy of Fine Arts, Prague (AVU), Faculty of Architecture CTU in Prague, Faculty of Architecture, University of Technology, Brno, architectural offices in Slovakia (Gufgut, Plural, Totalstudio, GFI, etc.) (Monitored by the Office of Quality AFAD).

Successful graduates:

Imro Vaško: professor at UMPRUM, architect, awarded Martin Kusý Award (https://www.umprum.cz/web/cs/architektura/architektura-iii/prof-ak-arch-imrich-vasko-50),

Igor Marko: architect at Marko & Placemakers (http://markoandplacemakers.com/),

Šimon Šicko: co-founder of Pixel Federation (https://portal.pixelfederation.com/sk/),

Vít Halada, architect in the studio N/A and associate professor at the Department of Architectural Creation AFAD, awardee of CeZaAr, and Dušan Jurkovič Prize (http://www.nla.sk/),

Dana Čupková, associate professor at Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture, co-founder and director of EPIPHYTE Lab (https://soa.cmu.edu/dana-cupkova),

Michal Šištík, architect, founder of ae7 Bratislava Office (https://ae7.com/leadership/michal-sistik/),

Adriana Španihelová, finalist of the international prize Archprix 2015, architect at ae7 Bratislava Office,

Aleš Šedivec and Tomáš Tokarčík, architects in totalstudio, awardees of CeZaAr (https://www.totalstudio.eu/),

Ján Ťupek, architect and creative director in the architectural office GFI, (https://www.gfi.sk/custom/about/?listTeam-partner_id=270&do=listTeam-more),

Martin Uhrík, architect and associate professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of Slovak Technical University (https://www.fa.stuba.sk/va-datalab/ludia.html?page_id=7210),

Richard Kilo, architect in the studio Kilo Honč, awardee of CeZaAr (https://www.kilohonc.com/), Peter Buš (architect, pedagogue at Kent School of Architecture and Planning (https://www.kent.ac.uk/architecture-planning/people/1072/bu%C5%A1-peter ),

Martin Gsandtner, senior architect at Zaha Hadid Architects London (https://www.zaha-hadid.com/),

Danica Pišteková, architect and head of studio at the Department of Architectural Creation AFAD, architect in the Woven studio (www.woven.sk),

Katarína Máčková, Maroš Greš (MB Bratislava) (https://mib.sk/organizacna-struktura/architektonicke-sutaze/),

Kristín Gumulák Rypáková, pedagogue at the Department of Architectural Creation AFAD, architect in the sam-architects studio (https://sam-architects.at/team/),

Nikola Beim, architect and designer in the startup birdkids, awardee of the National Design Award 2021 (https://www.birdkids.io/),

Tomáš Labanc, architect in Labancstudio (https://www.labanc.studio/about),

Peter Malaga, architect in UN Studio Hongkong (https://www.unstudio.com/en/page/10101/peter-malaga),

Martin Varga and Martin Kvitkovský (architect in “ô” architekti, awardees of CeZaAr (https://oatelier.sk/),

Martin Zaiček, Andrea Dillhoffová, employees of the Slovak Chamber of Architects (www.komarch.sk).

Martin Mikovčák (project ArkShelter, awardee of CeZaAr, Red Dot Design Award) https://www.archinfo.sk/ludia/architekt-alebo-student-architektury/ing-arch-martin-mikovcak.html

Upon request, AFAD presents the outcomes of the graduates to the Accreditation Board. AFAD continuously collects and evaluates graduates´ outcomes through media monitoring (TASR) and through the school´s own monitoring via the Office for Quality AFAD.

Here, we do not present any evaluation by employers, since representatives of the employers (including the Slovak Chamber of Architects) are members of the Accreditation Board AFAD.

The study plan of the study program is prepared by the main pedagogue responsible for the Architectural Creation study program, based on the common meetings with other appointed pedagogues of the study program and the rest of the pedagogues involved in the education of the study program. A representative of a student part of the Academic Senate is also involved in the discussion. And an external professional can also be invited.

The concept of the study plan is presented by the main pedagogue responsible for the Architectural Creation study program to be evaluated by the Program Board AFAD, presided over by the vice-rector for Academic Affairs. The main pedagogue responsible for the study program considers remarks and suggestions of the Program Board and subsequently, he/she passes the study plan as part of the overall description of the study program to further processes of the study program evaluation within the internal system of educational quality assurance at AFAD. 

In the study program Architectural Creation, the profile courses have a specific character, particularly in the case of education in studios. As for the credit value, education in studios is the most important segment of the study program, due to its content, the character of procedures, the complexity of outcomes, and time requirements. Among the compulsory specialized subjects of the study program, the courses on construction and technologies are key for their extensity and content (Basics in Research and Experimental Work, and Construction Realization, including Diploma Seminar on Construction). Further, there is the key historiographical and theoretical course Interpretation Framework of Late-Modern and Contemporary Architecture that prepares students in the area of art history, theory, critics, and interpretation of contemporary architecture and urbanism. The Studio Course and the key construction and technology courses (Basics in Research and Experimental Work, and Construction Realization, including Diploma Seminar on Construction), and the theoretical course (Interpretation Framework of Late-Modern and Contemporary Architecture) represent the compulsory basis for each student of the study program Architectural Creation. The study of Architectural Creation is completed with the defense of a diploma thesis and the state examination from the course Interpretation Framework of Late-Modern and Contemporary Architecture. Detailed information is in the table below: Study Plan.

The study program Architectural Creation is completed by a group of compulsory optional courses, divided into specialized practical and theoretical ones. These courses offer the basis of specialization, and at the same time, they deepen the interdisciplinary character of education in arts. There are also courses aiming to improve student´s language skills in the field of contemporary art and architecture and in the field of copyright law, marketing, and project and grant activities. These courses are planned in blocks and in the form of workshops with up-to-date information and knowledge based on practical experience.

Additional to the compulsory basis and the compulsory optional courses, there are optional courses for the students to acquire experience in other study programs in AFAD, such as visual arts, design, and restoration. In this group, there is also a course allowing the students to apply for an external internship. In the forms of workshops, courses, excursions, or short-term education, particular optional courses dynamically react to current issues in architecture and urbanism, by inviting renowned professionals or through the internationalization of the school in cooperation with foreign pedagogues and professionals.

More on organizational rules:

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/studium/organizacia-studia/pracovne-staze/?v=8X0Q4WO0

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/student-na-vymennom-pobyte/?v=BO335VOZ

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/udalosti/

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/vyskum-a-granty/granty-a-projekty/archiv-projektov/kega/

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/udalosti/LRJ8dqO2/

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/vyskum-a-granty/granty-a-projekty/?v=VOP0l4OQ

The decisive evaluation tool of learning results is the periodical semester evaluation by a committee (the members of the committee are pedagogues of the study program Architectural Creation, also pedagogues of the Department of Theory and History of Art, and external experts). This evaluation also includes a compulsory presentation of a student´s results from the Studio Course and a defense of a semester project. This is followed by a discussion of the committee, present students, and external experts. The process is concluded by the evaluation of the committee and verification by the school committee consisting of the members of the Pedagogical Board AFAD. The results of the students´ semester works combine the partial results of the profile course Studio with the results of other specialized and theoretical courses in a particular semester, or even in a previous semester of a particular study program. The results of the semester evaluations are discussed and analyzed with the AFAD management at the meetings for the Pedagogical Board AFAD where there are critically reflected and evaluated positive and negative aspects of the results of the educational process. The students´ results of the education are subsequently publicly presented (the school exhibition in all AFAD buildings, other galleries and exhibition spaces, online presentations https://www.digitalnyprieskum.sk/ or AFAD Facebook, Instagram, or website https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/udalosti/QXenZJOx/digitalny-prieskum/ and the department´s social media https://sk-sk.facebook.com/KATVSVU/. It creates a space for a broader critical discussion with the external environment about the results of education.

To be stated in the study plan:

-  individual parts of the study program (modules, courses, and other relevant school and extracurricular activities, if they contribute to the achievement of the required learning outcomes and allow to obtain credits) in the structure of compulsory, compulsory optional, and optional courses,

in the table of the study plan;

-    profile courses of the relevant study path (specialization) marked in the study program, in the table of the study plan;

-    for each learning part/course the learning outcomes, related criteria, and rules of their assessment so that the learning objectives of the study program are met (they can be stated only in the Course information sheets, in the Learning outcomes section, and in the Course completion requirements), in the table of the study plan and in ILP (Course Information Sheet);

-    prerequisites, co-requisites, and recommendations for the design of the study plan:

in the table of the study plan;

-    for each learning part of the study plan/course the applied educational activities (lecture, seminar, exercise, final work, project work, laboratory work, internship, excursion, field practice, professional practice, state exam, etc. or their combinations) suitable for achieving learning outcomes,

in the table of the study plan and in ILP;

-    methods by which the educational activity is delivered – present, distant, combined (in accordance with the Course information sheets):

in ILP;

-    outline/syllabus of the course, in ILP;

-    student workload ("extent" of individual courses and educational activities separately), in ILP;

-    credits allocated to each part based on the learning outcomes achieved and the workload involved, in the table of the study plan and in ILP;

-    the person responsible for the course (or a partner organization/person ) with an indication of the contact details, in the table of the study plan and in ILP;

     -    course teachers (or participating partner organizations/persons) (may also be mentioned in Course Information sheets), in the table of the study plan and in ILP;

-    places where the courses are taught (if the study program is delivered at several workplaces):

All the profile courses take place in the AFAD building at Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18.

Compulsory courses - in studios: Studio of Architecture II, Studio of Architecture III (A3), Studio Architexture: Body and Space, Virtual Studio, Diploma Thesis (consultations, realization),

Courses substituting studio courses: Lab: Studio of Guest Professor, Internship - 2nd Grade

Compulsory Courses - theoretical: Interpretation Framework of Late-Modern and Contemporary Architecture, Diploma Seminar

Compulsory courses - construction and technology: Basics of Research and Experimental Creation, Construction Realization

Compulsory optional and optional courses: Specialized Workshop - 2nd Grade, Seminar in Engineering Project I, II, Chapters in Collecting Theory I., II., Schools and Movements of Thinking in Aesthetics I, II, Curatorial Studies I, II, Gallery Practice in Contemporary Art and Design, Copyright Law, Basics in Marketing and Management for Artists I, II, English Conversation - 2nd Grade

Personalities and Ideas of French Aesthetics of the Last Decade. (Reading, writing, argumentation) - 2nd Grade

The compulsory optional and optional courses, by the study programs Design, Visual Arts, and Restoration, are taught in the AFAD buildings at Drotárska cesta 44 and Koceľova 23, Bratislava.

The detailed structure of credits for individual parts of the study is in the attached table of the study plan.

–  number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies is 101 credits (ECTS).

– number of credits for compulsory optional courses and optional courses required for the proper completion of studies is a minimum of 8 credits (ECTS).

To acquire a sufficient number of credits during his/her study, a student chooses compulsory optional courses that need to be attended during at least three semesters.

–  number of credits required for proper completion of studies is a minimum of 120 credits (ECTS) during the entire MA study, including the credits for the diploma thesis defense and the state examination of 11 credits (ECTS)

– number of credits for the final thesis  (course: Diploma Thesis (consultations, realization)) is 10 credits (ECTS) and for the defense of the final thesis and the state examination, it is 11 credits (ECTS) to properly complete studies.

– the number of credits required for proper completion of studies for artistic performances in addition to the final thesis in the art study program Visual Art (course Studio Course) 45 credits (ECTS).

The rules for verification of learning outcomes:

The decisive verification tool of learning results is the periodical semester evaluation by a committee (the members of the committee are pedagogues of the study program Architectural Creation, also pedagogues of the Department of Theory and History of Art, and external experts). This evaluation also includes a compulsory presentation of a student´s results from the Studio Course and a defense of the outcome. This is followed by a discussion of the committee, present students, and external experts. The process is concluded by the evaluation of the committee and verification by the school committee consisting of the members of the Pedagogical Board AFAD.

The school committee is presided over by the vice-rector for Academic Affairs and students are excluded from it. Each head of the Studio presents semester assignments, the process of education, and the results of students´ projects. He/she emphasizes remarkable students´ results and notes the poor students´ performance, introducing individual evaluations by the committee (from A to FX). This is followed by a debate. The results of the students´ semester works in the Studio Course combine the partial results of the profile course Studio with the results of other specialized and theoretical courses in a particular semester, or even in a previous semester of the study program Architectural Creation. The students´ results of the learning process are subsequently publicly presented (the school exhibition in all AFAD buildings, other galleries and exhibition spaces, online presentations https://www.digitalnyprieskum.sk/ or AFAD Facebook, Instagram, or website https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/udalosti/QXenZJOx/digitalny-prieskum/ and the department´s social media.

The student's assessment and the possibilities of appealing against the assessment:

1. The assessment of students´ results within the study course is mainly realized:

a) in the form of a continuous monitoring of students´ results in individual courses during a particular part of the study (progress stages, partial assignments, participation in workshops, written tests, individual assignments, semester works, presentations in seminars, etc.), detailed specifications are in ILP (course information sheets),

b) in the form of examination after a particular period, in the case of theoretical courses Interpretation Frameworks of Late-Modern and Contemporary Architecture, it is an examination by the examination committee, with at least two pedagogues in the committee.

2.    Assessment using grades is implemented according to the classification scale regulated by the decree nr. 614/2002 with six classification grades on the scale:

A - excellent (excellent results) = 1

B - very good (above-average results) = 1,5

C - good (average results) = 2

D - satisfactory (acceptable results) = 2,5

E - sufficient (results fulfill minimum criteria) = 3

FX - insufficient (further work required) = 4

3.   Within the study program Architectural Creation, there are the following optional courses the Short-term Course or Specialized Excursion evaluated as absolved/failed.

4. The student evaluated with the grade FX in specialized, practical, and theoretical courses is permitted two retakes, providing he/she has fulfilled the requirements of the evaluations so far. The student evaluated with FX in the Studio Creation and the Diploma thesis (consultations, realization) is permitted one retake, providing he/she has fulfilled the requirements of the evaluation so far. If a student needs to repeat any course, including the Studio Course and the Diploma thesis (consultations, realization), he/she is permitted one retake.

A student can apply for recognition of courses completed in other study programs in Architecture, Urbanism, or Design (and other study courses nostrificated by the Slovak Chamber of Architects) at another university. Recognition of these courses is based on the student´s results summary, issued by the school providing the courses, and an application form (detailed instructions can be found in the form Application for Recognition of Qualification) must be submitted. The recognition of courses is possible within 5 years after their completion and it is decided by a pedagogue or a guarantee of the study program Architectural Creation managing the education process, on the basis of the student's results summary and comparison of ILP or another form of a course description. On the basis of the suggestion of the guarantee of the study program Architectural Creation, absolved courses are recognized by the vice-rector for Academic Affairs. In the MA degree, the credits from the BA study cannot be recognized. As standard, neither a course with the results graded with E is recognized. The student's results summary and the decision about the recognition of the courses become a part of the personal study documentation of each student issued by AFAD.

The topics are listed in the attached document.

A topic of a final – diploma work is generated individually for each student and is formulated by a supervisor of a diploma thesis on the basis of a student´s previous study and his/her artistic profile. The topics are approved by the main pedagogue responsible for the study program in AIS (the Academic Information System). A detailed description of the process of final theses reviewing, defending, and evaluating in the study program Architectural Creation is described in paragraph d) of this document and in the internal document on MA study completion.



– procedures and possibilities of mobility for students are published on the AFAD website

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/medzinarodna-spolupraca/mobilita-studentov/studijne-pobyty-pre-studentov/?v=8X0Q4WO0 

– the rules of academic ethics and the consequences for not following them are summarized in the Codex of Ethics AFAD and in the Disciplinary Order for Students AFAD, and are published on the AFAD website:

Codex of Ethics AFAD: https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/uradna-tabula/eticky-kodex/ 

Disciplinary order for students AFAD:

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/disciplinarny-poriadok.pdf 

– procedures applicable to students with special needs are summarized in the Internal Regulation 3/2020, the Rector´s guideline to provide a generally accessible environment for students with special needs

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/studium/informacie-pre-studentov/studenti-so-specifickymi-potrebami/?v=8X0Q4WO0, it includes:

– an application form for modification of a form and procedure of the entrance examination with regard to his/her special needs,

- an application to be listed among the students with special needs and an applicant´s accord with analysis of his/her special needs 

AFAD notifies a student via its website (requirements and instructions for the admission procedure) about the possibility to apply. Each case is considered individually and the applicant is notified prior to the admission procedure via his/her email provided in his/her application form. The information about the applications is communicated via the AFAD website and the Support and Counseling Center AFAD (https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/udalosti/5XDjmj7j/podporne-a-poradenske-centrum-pre-studentov-vsvu-v-bratislave/). Consequently, the application will be approved by the coordinator for students with special needs and vice-rector for Academic Affairs. After the application is approved, the student receives the confirmation and is consulted about his/her individual options for access to the educational process. The pedagogues of the study program Architectural Creation will be informed as well. In the case of special needs that are not supported by AFAD, the academy ensures the improvement of the conditions.

– procedures for filing complaints and appeals by students.

Students can submit various suggestions and appeals in writing, by post, email, or via designated boxes in the school buildings:

– via the Support and Counseling Center AFAD that passes their suggestion, according to their character, to the Ethics Commission AFAD, or the Commission for Study Issues by the Academic Senate, AFAD, or to the vice-rector for Academic Affairs

– through the study referee who passes the suggestion to the vice-rector for Academic Affairs,

– directly to the members (pedagogies, students´ representatives) of the Commission for Academic Affairs by the Academic Senate AFAD who decide about the procedure, according to the character of the suggestion,

– directly to the members of the Ethics Commission AFAD who decide about the procedure, according to the character of the suggestion.

In some cases, a common solution by all mentioned institutions or their representatives is possible.

STUDY PLAN

Study program: Architectural Creation

Field of Study: Art

Degree of Study: 2.

Form of Study: full time

Standard Length of Study: 2 years

Academic Title: Mgr. Arch. (MA)

Language: the primary program language is Slovak, partially English is used. Detailed information about languages is in ILPs.

A separate attachment in pdf.

A current academic year plan is prepared by the AFAD rector after consultations with vice-rectors and is published before 30 June of a current calendar year (the Study Plan AFAD, Article 7 (5).

The academic calendar is published on the AFAD website, in the study guide - BEDEKER, and in AIS (the Academic Information System). Students are informed about the academic calendar and a current schedule, and about their updates, via emails, Instagram, and Facebook.

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/studium/informacie-pre-studentov/bedeker-standard/?v=8X0Q4WO0

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/udalosti/P7kgK675/

https://www.instagram.com/vsvu_afad/

https://www.facebook.com/vsvu.afad

The person responsible for the realization, development, and quality of the study program: Architectural Creation and the main pedagogue of the profile course: Studio

Hájek, Petr, prof. Ing. Mgr., akad. arch.

Position: professor, head of the department

Profile course specialization Ateliér Virtuálne štúdio

E-mail address: hajek@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/18214

Halada, Vít, doc. Mgr. art., ArtD.

Position: associated professor, head of the studio

Profile course specialization Ateliér architektúry II

E-mail address: halada@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11742

Studený, Ján, doc. Ing. akad. arch. Mgr. PhD.

Position: associated professor, head of the studio

Profile course specialization Ateliér architektúry III A3

E-mail address: studeny@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11818

Pišteková, Danica, Mgr. art., ArtD.

Position: associated professor, head of the studio

Profile course specialization Ateliér Architextúry: telo a priestor

E-mail address: pistekova@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/29125

Mitášová, Monika, prof. Ing. arch., PhD.

Position: professor

Profile course specialization: Interpretation Framework of Late-Modern and Contemporary Architecture, and a permanent reviewer of the studio production

E-mail address: mitasova@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15913

A separate attachment in pdf.

Zervan, Marián, prof. PhDr., PhD.

Position: professor

E-mail address: zervan@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/8608

Brádňanský, Benjamín, Ing. arch.

E-mail address: bradnansky@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14668

Kolláthová, Júlia, Mgr. art., ArtD.

E-mail address: kollathova@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/22912

Tholt, Tomáš, Ing. arch., PhD.

E-mail address: tholt@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

no entry

G. Rypáková, Kristína, Mag. arch., ArtD.

E-mail address: rypakova@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20461

Olejňák, Patrik, Mgr. art.

E-mail address: olejňak@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/34116

Shawkat, Sabah, doc., Ing., PhD.

E-mail address: shawkat@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11770

Schlesinger, Richard, Ing., Mgr. art., PhD.

E-mail address: schlesinger@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/25639

Holocsy, Zoltán, Ing. arch., PhD.

E-mail address: holocsy@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11745

Kančevová, Naďa, Mgr., PhD.

E-mail address: kancevova@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/25380

Kralovič, Ján, Mgr., PhD.

E-mail address: kralovic@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/25964

Grúň, Daniel, doc., Mgr., PhD.

E-mail address: grun@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11741

Čarný, Ladislav, prof., akad. mal.

E-mail address: carny@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11718

Lacko, Norbert, Mgr., PhD.

E-mail address: lacko@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11760

Karul, Róbert, Mgr., PhD.

E-mail address: karul@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11853

Tkáčik, Ladislav, doc., Mgr., PhD.

E-mail address: tkacik@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/8606

Moravčíková, Silvia, Mgr.

E-mail address: moravcikova@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/24831

Dobrovičová, Monika, PaedDr., Mgr., PhD.

E-mail address: dobrovicova@vsvu.sk

Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Central Register of University Staff:

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/5084

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See the attached table of the study plan for the list of pedagogues assigned to courses.

Hájek, Petr, prof. Ing. Mgr. akad. arch.

E-mail address: hajek@vsvu.sk

Halada, Vít, doc. Mgr. art., ArtD.

E-mail address: halada@vsvu.sk

Studený, Ján, doc. Ing. akad. arch. Mgr. PhD.

E-mail address: halada@vsvu.sk

Pišteková, Danica, Mgr. art., ArtD.

E-mail address: pistekova@vsvu.sk

Reference to the research/art/teacher profiles of the supervisors of final theses are published in AIS and will be available on demand of referees.

Lukáš Mráz, Bc.

E-mail address: lukas.mraz@student.vsvu.sk

Lea Englartová

E-mail address: lea.englartova@student.vsvu.sk

Pišteková, Danica, Mgr. art., ArtD.

study advisor

E-mail address: pistekova@vsvu.sk

Halada, Vít, doc., Mgr. art., ArtD.

study advisor

E-mail address: halada@vsvu.sk

Consultations by an individual appointment via email.

Šmalová, Iveta, Ing.

study officer and accommodation coordinator

E-mail address: smalova@vsvu.sk

Kozáková, Sylvia, Ing.

AIS administrator

E-mail address: kozakova@vsvu.sk

Jančařík, Tomáš, Mgr. art.

career counselor

E-mail address: jancarik@vsvu.sk

Šarkan, Martin, Mgr., PhD.

counselor - psychologist

E-mail address: sarkan@vsvu.sk

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/udalosti/5XDjmj7j/podporne-a-poradenske-centrum-pre-studentov-vsvu-v-bratislave/

List and characteristics of Architectural Creation classrooms:

The profile course Studio Course and the compulsory optional and optional specialized practical courses take place in studios and workshops. The rooms are available for all MA students in Architectural Creation for a face-to-face learning process (theoretical and practical teaching, consultations, and discussions of pedagogues and students) and indirect learning (individual work of a student on a semester assignment or final thesis). The workshops are used by students according to the character of their semester works or final theses, or for assignments within specialized practical courses. Part of the studios and workshops infrastructure is storage rooms for materials.

Studio rooms: The profile course consisting of four permanent Studios of Architecture is taught by four heads of studios together with 4 assistants. Each studio has one room assigned. Teaching in studios is organized vertically; students in Bachelor´s, Master´s, and doctoral levels meet in one space, one time. Depending on the number of students in a particular academic year, and a particular studio, it represents about 2 square meters of space per student. Basic projection facilities are the standard equipment of each studio (computer, projector, and wifi connection). Additional equipment depends on the specific requirements of each studio (inventory lists will be available for the accreditation committee by their personal visit to the school).

Workshops and storage rooms: a workshop with a milling cutter and essential tools for physical model construction belongs among the facilities of studios. A separate room for 8 persons with a 3D printer and equipment for virtual reality (oculus, compatible computer) is part of the studio education. Another space supporting the studio education is a room with printers (plotter and facilities for smaller formats printing).

The studios and workshops are situated in the attics of the AFAD building at Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18.

The students of Architectural Creation can also use classrooms and workshops in the building at Drotárska cesta 44, according to their selected courses in other study programs.

Examples:

Digital room: about 60 square meters, specialized equipment of the digital room according to the inventory list (inventory lists will be available for the accreditation committee by their personal visit to the school).

Workshops and labs: metal foundry, plastering workshop, carving workshop, molding workshop for metal casting, metal workshop, serigraphic workshop, printing workshop, etching workshop, dark rooms, photo studio, gypsum workshop, glass modeling workshop, smelter workshop, cutting room (classroom in editing), painting technology workshop, CNC cutting machine. The students of Architectural Creation are free to use also workshops of other AFAD study programs. The workshop rooms can be reserved by filling out a form, the time schedule is managed by a workshop supervisor. The workshop supervisor is responsible for the health protection and safety of the students. He/she also supervises manipulation with the equipment and material. The workshops serve for the realization of semester assignments and final theses of students, and for the practical teaching process of specialized courses.

Material: The school provides the essential material for the study programs. The students of Architectural Creation are provided with the material for their physical models (cardboard, skewers). Consumables for the realization of semester works or final theses are covered by students themselves or by the school from grant and research projects. Some specific material requirements can be supplied by sponsors or in the form of material samples.

Lecture and seminar rooms: 5 + 5 rooms - about 362 square meters in total. Each lecture room is equipped with technology corresponding to its character: computer, projector, projection screen, audio equipment, and wifi connection (inventory lists will be available for the accreditation committee by their personal visit to the school).

The lecture and seminar rooms are situated in the building at Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18.

Medium Gallery: in total about 150 square meters. The gallery serves for the presentation of students´ creative outcomes, accompanying presentations, discussions, or other social activities of the AFAD students.

The Teaching Center for Communication and Visualization Kremnica - the historical building for school workshops, seminars, and conferences. It provides accommodation facilities (about 30 people) and conference rooms. The center offers sufficient technical and technological facilities. The purpose of such a center is to provide a space for an intensive training week as a part of studio education. In the Teaching Center, the students concentrate on assigned themes in the form of block teaching, or specialized workshops, sometimes with students from a partner foreign university studio. The purpose of this practice is an interaction between schools, concentrated creative activities, and cross-studio cooperation. 

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/udalosti/Y7veB1Ob/vybudovanie-vyucboveho-centra-komunikacie-a-vizualizacie/

Future: AFAD plans to build the Technological Pavilion containing the following centers: the Center of Wood and Stone Workshop, the Center of Precision Metal Casting, the Center for Surface Treatment, the Center for Modeling Treatment, the Center for Textile Printing, Dyeing, and Processing, the Center for Audio-Visual Production, the 2D and 3D Printing Center, the Chemical-Technological Lab, the Photography Processing Center, the Painting Technologies Center, and the Center of Specialized Education and Presentation

a. the Academic Library and the related reference libraries at the departments, electronic bibliographic database, online book catalogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, e-books, e-journals, and access to significant databases of international galleries and universities, general portals and databases:

- for example scientia.sk, SpringerLink, Slovak National Bibliography

- for example Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, University of Cambridge

- for example minedu, EU, Slov-lex

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/akademicka-kniznica/?v=8X0Q4WO0

b. Artotéka - data storage of art schools and reference storage AFAD

c. free Internet connection - wi-fi in all school buildings (Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18, Drotárska cesta 44, Koceľova 23, and the Teaching Center for Communication and Visualization Kremnica)

d. AIS (the Academic Information System) including:

- ILP - course information sheets

- course schedule

- study plans for study programs

- all internal regulations and internal documents regarding the study management

https://ais2.vsvu.sk/ais/start.do

e. tools for distance education: MS Teams (for distance education and communication), e-mail

f. information channels: website, school e-mails, Instagram, Facebook

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/

https://www.instagram.com/vsvu_afad/

https://www.facebook.com/vsvu.afad

The form and process of study are defined in the Study Regulations AFAD (Article 3, Forms and Methods of Study, (5 - 8). As standard, AFAD uses a combined system of teaching, defined in ILP (Course Information Sheets), including the case of distance teaching only. Any change in the teaching procedure is discussed beforehand with the main pedagogue of a study program and then with the vice-rector for Academic Affairs (usually in the period of May - June of a previous academic year, in the process of control of individual ILPs for a following academic year). Exclusively distance teaching is applied by the order of the AFAD rector, particularly in cases such as a state of emergency.

The study program Architectural Creation is defined as an academic-oriented, artistic. AFAD has a system of internships and supplementary internships in cooperation with various types of institutions and companies in the domestic and external international environment. Alongside permanent partners, cooperation with new partners is being processed. Procedures are published on the school website and in the study guide BEDEKER.

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/studium/organizacia-studia/pracovne-staze/?v=8X0Q4WO0

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/studium/informacie-pre-studentov/bedeker-standard/?v=8X0Q4WO0

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/

Partners:

Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava (MIB) - cooperation in studio assignments and other assignments elaborating a topic of public space (consultation, discussions, administrative help with temporary public interventions, traineeships for students, etc.),

- municipality of Bratislava – cooperation agreement

UMPRUM - Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, ČVUT - Faculty of Architecture CTU in Prague, FaVUT - Faculty of Architecture, University of Technology, Brno, FAD STU - Faculty of Architecture and Design of Slovak Technical University, Bratislava - guests by monitoring of the realization process or final theses defense in studios or in committees of final theses, partners in grant projects,

- local municipalities and their platforms - local partners in organizing students´ exhibitions and workshops (for example, the Department of the Main Architect, Prievidza, the City Curator, Trnava).

Social-cultural events of AFAD are organized in the space of the galleries Medium and HIT and other public spaces of the school. The gallery spaces are mainly used for exhibitions of the AFAD students and pedagogues. At the same time, they also serve as a communication platform for public lectures, discussions, and for other social events for pedagogues, students, school employees, and graduates. Through their open-call scheme, the galleries present exhibition projects of our partners from abroad and the results of our international cooperation. In the framework of international cooperation, there are the following projects of international significance, the Month of Photography, the festival Šperk stret, Poster Triennial Trnava, White Night, etc.). Further, there is the Teaching Center for Communication and Visualisation Kremnica for workshops and block teaching. It provides accommodation facilities, conference rooms, and digital and material equipment. The Center is intensively used for workshops, conferences, seminars, and meetings with international partner institutions; it enhances internationalization, interaction, and common creative activities. Thanks to its favorable geographical location, it is used all year long for sports activities as an accompanying program to the main program.

The students of Architectural Creation can participate in the mobility programs Erasmus+ (projects KA 103 and KA107), CEEPUS, programs based on bilateral agreements, and the National Scholarship Program for students, and pedagogical and non-pedagogical staff. Alongside the standard mobility, students also participate in other artistic-research projects, creating international platforms with particular international partners of AFAD and cooperating in particular artistic, architectural, exhibition, presentation, research, and innovative projects. To facilitate mobility in the study program Architectural Creation, focused on international experience, AFAD has established a broad network of partnerships in most EU countries, other European countries (the countries of Western Balkan, Ukraine, Georgia), Asia (China, Japan, India, Israel, Turkey) and America (USA, Mexico). The students of Architectural Creation will also have the opportunity to participate in a number of international workshops, lectures, seminars, courses, and meetings with guest pedagogues from abroad. There is also an opportunity of the same significance for the students to pursue part of their study by a guest pedagogue within their primary study course. Foreign students studying at AFAD within the Erasmus + program will contribute to the development of contacts and future cooperation.

The students of Architectural Creation will be able to take advantage of the AFAD membership in international networks (Cumulus, ELIA). International students´ presentation activities are also supported by Slovak representative bodies and cultural institutes abroad. Besides scholarships, artistic/research, and presentation projects, the students will have an opportunity to apply for traineeships and internships in particular foreign institutions and specialized studios within the Erasmus + program.

All the possibilities, instructions, and regulations are published in detail on the AFAD website, where they are regularly updated. They are also defined in the Internal Regulation AFAD - rector´s directive: Erasmus Policy Statement Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava.

Complete information, instructions, and realization of international mobility (from application to recognition of credits):

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/aktualne-vnutorne-predpisy/?v=8X0Q4WO0 

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/medzinarodna-spolupraca/?v=8X0Q4WO0 

(forms for the individual study plan and recognition of student mobility in AIS)

An applicant has an insight into the artistic and theoretical sources for his/her work. He/she has knowledge of the history of art and architecture, shows analytical thinking, considers things in context, masters architectural designing and applies it in his/her work. Further, the applicant shows abilities to define his/her own specific profile and unique strategies in his/her work beyond standard procedures. Such an approach requires independent thinking within the framework of contemporary architectural designing and experimentation, as well as architectural practice and research. The applicant is able to formulate his/her topics and shows flexibility in reacting to questions. He/she is able to present his/her opinion, proving his/her capability to complete the MA degree in the study program Architectural Creation.

The entrance examination to the MA degree lasts one day and takes place by the examination committee of the study program pedagogues. The applicant has to present his/her portfolio, motivation letter, and CV. He/she presents his/her professional profile in the MA degree of study.

The process of examination is transparent, by the whole committee. Among the committee members, there is also one theorist from another study program. The entrance examination results will be discussed with the rector´s advisory board, will be recorded in a report, and will be presented to the AFAD rector for approval. The criteria and requirements of acceptance are published on the school website and are annually updated at the beginning of the academic year. A need for up-to-datedness derives also from the development of the study program and progress in technical and technological abilities. The committee also considers the applicant´s talent and his/her capability to complete the Master´s degree. An inclusive character of the examination is ensured by an individual interview.

The entrance examination is:

·        reliable - the applicant has to present his/her results in the BA study, he/she must have a clearly defined concept of specialization in the MA study, and must prove his/her maturity to the committee,

·        fair - a collective evaluation of the examination results, discussion about the works, and the interview with applicants is the guarantee of a fair evaluation,

·        transparent - requirements, procedures, and criteria of the acceptance process are published on the school website, updated, and elaborated annually.

AFAD offers each applicant possibility of individual consultation:

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/konzultacie/?v=LRJ8jJO2

The internal regulation on the entrance examination in AFAD (a reference to the internal regulation):

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp-9-2021-vnu-torny-predpis-o-priji-macom-konani-na-vs-vu.pdf 

Criteria and requirements for the applicants:

https://www.vsvu.sk/studium/uchadzaci/prijimacie-pohovory-magisterske-studium/ 

AFAD has prepared tools for monitoring, collecting, and evaluating students ´opinions and feedback from the school graduates on the issues of the study program quality and its improvements.

1.    Semester works and final theses are publicly displayed within the regular events Prieskum and Diploma Fest AFAD. In their framework, works by all students, regardless of quality, are presented in a form of a school exhibition or diploma exhibitions in the school buildings, other galleries, and cultural institutions, or in a public space. Prieskum and the Diploma Fest AFAD are open to experts and the lay public as well.

2.    Students´ survey (The School Functioning, Education Process, Teaching of Theoretical and Specialized Courses, Teaching in Studios). The survey is realized and evaluated by representatives of the student part of the Academic Senate AFAD, the Committee for Teaching of the Academic Senate AFAD.

3.    Written suggestions by post, e-mail, and drop boxes of the AFAD vice-rectors, The Academic Senate AFAD, the Ethics Commission AFAD, the Study Office AFAD, and the International Office AFAD.

The results of students´ and graduates´ feedback and related measures to improve the study program quality will be described in the Regulation for the internal quality assurance system of higher education in the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava.

The results of students´ and graduates´ feedback and related measures to improve the study program quality will be described in the Regulation for the internal quality assurance system of higher education in the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava.

1.    Study Regulations AFAD:

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/studijny-poriadok-v-zneni-d1.pdf,

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp_1_2020-dodatok-2-k-studijnemu-poriadku.pdf

2.      Internal Regulations on the Admission Procedure AFAD:

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp-9-2021-vnu-torny-predpis-o-priji-macom-konani-na-vs-vu.pdf

3.      Master´s Study Completion (Internal Sheet) (its updated version for a particular academic year is published in AIS, and is e-mailed to the students in the final grade).

4.      Internal Regulation 3/2020, the Rector´s regulation on a generally accessible environment for students with specific needs: 

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp_3_2020-studenti-specificke-potreby.pdf,

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/studium/informacie-pre-studentov/studenti-so-specifickymi-potrebami/?v=8X0Q4WO0

5.      Disciplinary Order for students of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava:

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/disciplinarny-poriadok.pdf

6.      Internal Regulation on Tuition Fees and Other Fees AFAD:

 https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp_2_2020-skolne-poplatky-2020-2021_oprava.pdf,

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp-1-2022-vnutorny-predpis-o-skol_ak-rok-2022-2023_uz_clr.pdf

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/studium/informacie-pre-studentov/skolne-a-poplatky/?v=8X0Q4WO0

7.      Codex of Ethics:

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp_5_2019-eticky-kodex.pdf

8.      Internal Regulation AFAD nr. 5/2017 (Rules of Procedure of the Academic senat AFAD):

 https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp_5_2017_rokovaci-poriadok-as-vsvu.pdf

9.      Selection Procedures Regulations VŠVU:

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/zasady_vyberoveho_konania_na_vsvu_platne_od_01092013-5239a3d7ec881.pdf,

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp_2_2021-vseobecne-kriteria-na-obsadzovanie-funkcii-profesorov-a-docentov.pdf,

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp_7_2021-konkretne-kriteria-na-obsadzovanie-funkcii-profesorov-a-docentov.pdf,

10.  Internal Regulations and Information on organization of international mobility AFAD:

 https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/medzinarodna-spolupraca/mobilita-studentov/?v=8X0Q4WO0,

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/student-na-vymennom-pobyte/?v=BO335VOZ,

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/vp_7_2019-realizacia-erasmus-plus.pdf,

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/medzinarodna-spolupraca/?v=8X0Q4WO0,

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/medzinarodna-spolupraca/strategia-internacionalizacie/?v=8X0Q4WO0, 

https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/erasmus-charter-for-higher-education-2021-2027.pdf

11.  Information on study and study organization:

ECTS manual: https://www.vsvu.sk/workspace/media/documents/ects_prirucka-521ca2201cef2.pdf

Study organization: 

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/studium/organizacia-studia/?v=8X0Q4WO0, 

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/studium/magisterske-studium/?v=8X0Q4WO0,

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/studium/magisterske-studium/ukoncenie-studia/?v=8X0Q4WO0,

https://www.vsvu.sk/sk/prijimacie-pohovory/prijimacie-pohovory-magisterske-studium/?v=LRJ8jJO2