To contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the experiences of the visually impaired people and the challenges they encounter while navigating the architectural and urban spaces, we propose a framework that incorporates the subjects under study as active protagonists. In this regard, we present and discuss the relevant findings from a focus group meeting; this open dialogue with the visually impaired - as an effective collaborative process - becomes a window through which a rich insight into their feelings and experiences is provided.
F.02 Acquisition of new scientific knowledge
COBISS.SI-ID: 3722628The article examines the relation between architecture and its user. In opposition to the view, which is today again put in the foreground, that instead of focusing on the architectural invention architecture should focus on people, its users, his article argues that the dilemma – either focusing on the user of cosuing on the archiectural invention – is irreleveant for architecture. Precisely when archtecture is well constructed, when it is a result ofa successful architectural invention, it is also good for people, it serves its users best. The following is crucial here: it is good for the users but not for people as they are but people that only architecture creates or cocreates in their mutlivalent humanity. The point of the article is that architecture has a creative or transformative capacity: not only does it create its objects but it also creates or cocretes its users, more precisely, the users transforms into architectural users. Transformative capacity of architecture is results from its inners structure the inners structure of the activity of architecture, which is also the inner structure of the objects that architecture produces. The article develops this thesis on the example of University Medical Center DTS in Ljubljana designed by architect Stanko Kristl.
F.02 Acquisition of new scientific knowledge
COBISS.SI-ID: 3711108The survey in four Slovenian neighbourhoods was carried out as a pilot part of the project entitled “Urban renewal decision support system balancing energy efficiency and management of local resources in neighbourhoods in Slovenia". This project proposed the establishment of data-based system for decision support in urban renewal of Slovenian settlements at the neighbourhood level in terms of their sustainable effectiveness and quality. The survey was designed in accordance with two objectives, namely: 1) to obtain data gaps on the efficiency and sustainability of pilot neighbourhoods and 2) to determine the degree of responsiveness of the inhabitants of the neighbourhoods, difficulties in obtaining data with survey methodologies and to reconsider the possibilities to systemically integrate it into the pre-based model of neighbourhoods assessment. The main thematic scopes addressed in the survey are, e.g. the level of satisfaction with open spaces within the neighbourhoods, the level of satisfaction with mobility and transport infrastructure, the habits associated with daily trips and the use of transport modes, habits related to the use of resources
F.26 Improvements to existing organisational structure and managerial solutions
COBISS.SI-ID: 3692932Recommendations in the form of a manual Regulatory elements are the complemented materials of the Analysis of the regulatory element - deviations and preparation of more detailed guidelines for the national spatial regulative, which was commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning (Case no. 430-136 / 2017; contracts 2550-17-54002 dated 23 May 2017) prepared by the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture. The manual deals with the location of buildings, offsets and basic control elements, a control line, a building line, a street construction border and a yard building boundary, and the regulation of the height of a built structure.
F.23 Development of new system-wide, normative and programme solutions, and methods
COBISS.SI-ID: 303194624Studies, as well as experience, show that learning space plays an important part in children’s education. the experts believe it has the role of the third teacher, which is an important and responsible role. this article stresses the importance of constructed learning space and focuses on physical parame-ters providing residential comfort – heat comfort, light comfort, acoustic comfort and the air quality of internal spaces. the assessed parameters of comfort have been gaining importance in the last ten years based on nume-rous studies proving their significance and particularly revealing the nega-tive impact on children’s health and wellbeing, but also their school success and progress. on the long path of education from kindergarten to university, a child spends a significant amount of time in school, therefore the negative potential of constructed environment should not be overlooked. he architect is the designer of the space and therefore has an influence on the quality of the constructed environment in the early stages of planning – the functional design of the building structure has to provide daylight and at the same time prevent the space from overheating, it has to provide acoustic comfort, the selected materials of the building’s envelope and furniture must not emit harmful substances, and the inbuilt technological systems have to provide an adequate temperature regulating and conti-nuous air exchange
F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice
COBISS.SI-ID: 3796612