ENVIRONMENT FOR HEALTHY SLEEP AND RELAXATION – INFLUENCE ON SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY AND DESIGN

Ing. Jaroslav Svoboda, PhD.
Ing. Jiří Tauber, PhD.

Figure1: Design bed with canopy in living space

The author of this article addresses the question of sleep and rest in a clean environment. Health problems and diseases are caused just by the atmosphere contains little negative ions. Therefore the aim of this thesis proposal “four-poster bed, at which it would be possible by using special techniques, technology and course design because of the impact on the psychology of a” heaven “, which would allow varying degrees affect the microclimate in this environment. Changing the internal microclimate is solved by means of filtration and air ionization in the area. Increasing the concentration of negative ions in the interior is essential to preventing fatigue, headaches, allergies and other ailments. Get the whole story »

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AS A TOOL FOR OUR CULTIVATION

Ing. Milan Šimek, PhD.

Figure 1: Green thinking in our society

The current way we live in this world is not sustainable ! Environmental, social and economical aspects of the future development of our society are the subject of this text. Global product production, increasing pollution of our environment, high energy consumption or losses of many animal species are just some of multiple reasons that undeniably support this point. In recent years, sustainable development together with ecological creation of our life environment has been discussed so much that it can also be perceived in a negative way. This negative perception of sustainability is usually caused by the fact that change is usually caused by its insistence on the necessity of change and will bring the reduction of profit in some fields of human activity. Get the whole story »

GREEN ARCHITECTURE – LIVING BETWEEN TECHNICS AND NATURE

Zuzana Krivošová, Ing. arch.

roof de quai Branly Museum

Progres of technique and technology in the field of architecture bring us into the moment, that we are once again trying to return back to nature, to integrate elements of vegetation into the construction, or we build from the natural materials.
In this article I will discuss the issue of balancing and searching, under what conditions, is acceptable utilisation of technology in architecture and urbanism,. When a tendency towards so-called “back to nature” mood comes to people, and why this situation happens.
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