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Aspects of housing in high-rise buildings in China
Toman, Radek ; Kováč, Bohumil (referee) ; Topolčanská, Maria (referee) ; Hlaváček, Petr (referee) ; Havliš, Karel (advisor)
Modern cities are under the pressure of big social and building development. The thesis is based on aspects of housing and living of society in 21th century cities. Now China has been an extreme example of rapid urbanization. It gives us an opportunity to gain knowledge about urban development. Based on the analysis of selected examples of urban housing the thesis shows the options for the future alternatives of living. The work was process during my academic internship at Southeast University in Nanjing, China.
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Behind the mirror of identity
Juráš, Ján ; Topolčanská, Maria (referee) ; Mléčka, Jan (advisor)
Does the question of collective identity still remain in the hands of companies and institutions, or is it rather becoming an uncontrolled marketable commodity and a victim of the economic opportunism and growing nationalism? What selfidentifying legacy is Slovakia building today? On the one hand we live in the era of historically high economic prosperity, on the other hand we are not creating environment which would help us to identify ourselves. The commercial buildings have become the despotic temples of today's cities. The public buildings are turning into stage props in the name of fnancial “optimization”. Ideological and physical environment of educational and cultural institutions sufers from being underfnanced in comparison with the European average. The eforts to put an end to the 1990s’ provincionalism and to redefne our social self-esteem are suppressed at the expense of the boundless polished ofce areas. The thesis is a critical refection of Slovak politics in the context of education and culture. By puting together seemingly disparate felds of science and fne arts the author
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Aspects of housing in high-rise buildings in China
Toman, Radek ; Kováč, Bohumil (referee) ; Topolčanská, Maria (referee) ; Hlaváček, Petr (referee) ; Havliš, Karel (advisor)
Modern cities are under the pressure of big social and building development. The thesis is based on aspects of housing and living of society in 21th century cities. Now China has been an extreme example of rapid urbanization. It gives us an opportunity to gain knowledge about urban development. Based on the analysis of selected examples of urban housing the thesis shows the options for the future alternatives of living. The work was process during my academic internship at Southeast University in Nanjing, China.
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Behind the mirror of identity
Juráš, Ján ; Topolčanská, Maria (referee) ; Mléčka, Jan (advisor)
Does the question of collective identity still remain in the hands of companies and institutions, or is it rather becoming an uncontrolled marketable commodity and a victim of the economic opportunism and growing nationalism? What selfidentifying legacy is Slovakia building today? On the one hand we live in the era of historically high economic prosperity, on the other hand we are not creating environment which would help us to identify ourselves. The commercial buildings have become the despotic temples of today's cities. The public buildings are turning into stage props in the name of fnancial “optimization”. Ideological and physical environment of educational and cultural institutions sufers from being underfnanced in comparison with the European average. The eforts to put an end to the 1990s’ provincionalism and to redefne our social self-esteem are suppressed at the expense of the boundless polished ofce areas. The thesis is a critical refection of Slovak politics in the context of education and culture. By puting together seemingly disparate felds of science and fne arts the author
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