The current layout of the Liberty Square comes from architects Virgil Droppa, Juraj Hovorka and Juraj Hlavica from 1980; the surrounding functionalist-style buildings are also a heritage of socialism. Since 1980, the landmark of the Square has been the Druzba (Friendship) Fountain by architect Karol Lacko. It is the largest fountain in Bratislava. The core of this work consists of a stainless steel…

The city is full of abandoned green areas with low biodiversity and areas that could be green – areas that could serve as shelter for pollinators.

Bees, butterflies and bumble bees help flowering plants reproduce and are responsible for every third bite we put into our mouths.

However, pollinators are declining due to chemicals, climate change and loss of habitat. Suitable areas in…

For us, the city is also a public space where we live a public part of our lives. We also publicly discuss it – its appearance, development, and our role in it.

A public decision-making process means deciding about public consequences, therefore, we offer a toolbox enabling citizens to get engaged. We have personally experienced the examples mentioned here.

What Bratislava needs:

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A large amount of various types of waste is brought to the city waste collection site by the inhabitants. Often, there are things which could be recycled and reused, such as furniture, glass, textiles, toys, etc.; some of them intact, or even in the original packaging. Many of these things could be recovered and used again in other households, if they were treated…

Colors have a huge impact on people. Our intention is to point at the non-professional, unaesthetic facade layouts of our buildings. We would like to show and accentuate the importance of a sensitive approach to reconstructions of apartment buildings by means of a simulation of inappropriate facades on a respectable building. The intervention should lead to introduction of facade design regulations.

We would highlight the existence of pot-holes in our roads by painting them with contrasting colors. Such an intervention would bring an array of colors to the streets, which would attract drivers’ attention, functioning as an incentive to dealing with the problem. It is necessary to act, not only to talk.

The old railway at Trnavske Myto square has lost its original purpose. People visit this non-functional place in their free time because they lack high-quality public space nearby. We would consider it beneficial to attempt, at least, a partial improvement of the current condition of the area. Demolishing parts of walls, creating sidewalks, installing benches, or planting trees would bring the area closer to…

Our objective is to improve the public space. We are aiming at enhancing social interactions in public spaces within the organism of our town. Positioning a table, an element of the interior design, into the exterior will encourage communication between people.

The question of color use on residential buildings may be considered a general problem worthy of public discussion. How can the wider public be encouraged to evaluate or re-evaluate their views?

Our proposal suggests a movable intervention, to be set up in public areas within individual neighborhoods of Bratislava. It features a portable object – a cube – 2.5×2.5×2.5m, whose sides would offer…

Building an aquaponic farm in the deteriorating Grössling city spa area would prevent the degradation of a cultural monument as well as provide access to sources of local and organic fruit and vegetables.

An aquaponic farm represents an original and sustainable form of fish rising and vegetable growingfarming in a closed re-circulation system. It is an ecosystem in which fish, living in large…