2278. Štátne Kúpele Piešťany. Hotel Eden

 

Querida Lucía,

Pavel Weisz fue un arquitecto eslovaco que estudió

en Berlín y trabajó posteriormente en la Unión

Soviética. Tras esto regresó a su país donde

ejerció como arquitecto funcionalista. Entre sus

obras más significativas se encuentran los 

vecinos Hotel Excelsior y Hotel Eden en la 

ciudad natal del arquitecto Piešťany.

Saludos,

R

1919. Colonnade Bridge in Piešťany, Slovakia

 

Dear Dietrich,

The iconic "glass bridge" in Piešťany is a symbol of the

city and a jewel of Slovakian architectural functionalism.

Sincerely,

R

1755. Bat'ovany Partizánske, Slovakia

Dear Henrieta,

The industrial and housing garden city in Bat'ovany 

was the last BATA company development built by 

architect and urban designer Jirí Voženílek before 

WWII. The center of the city is dominated by a 

large catholic church that can be seen to the right 

and was designed by another great architect: 

Vladimír Karfík.

Respectfully,
R

1683. Hotel Panorama, Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia

Dear Peter,

The impressive Hotel Panorama was built in 1970 to 

accommodate visitors to the World Ski Championship. 

Since 2008 the building has been remodeled as a 

mixed-use complex including besides the hotel, private 

apartment units, and common areas and facilities.

Regards,
R

1288. Zilina - Synagoga

Dear Art and Judith,

A vintage and beautiful image of the Neologic Synagogue
built in 1931 by Peter Behrens in Zilina, Slovakia. Since
2011 the building has been restored and partially reconstructed to bringing it back to its original conditions.

Best regards,
R

1270. Bratislava, Hurbanove nám

Dear Janos,

Before becoming the chief designer architect of the Bata shoe company, architect Vladimir Karfík had worked in both Le Corbusier's atelier in Paris (1925-26) and Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin office (1929-1930) in the United States. Later in 1938 he built numerous buildings for Bata including the well-known 16-floor Bata's skyscraper or Building #21 in Zlín used as the headquarter of the company in this city.

Best regards,
R

655. Statne Kupeli Piestany

Dear Josef

The Colonnade Bridge aka Glass Bridge is a functionalist
roofed bridge and an extraordinary architectural work. It
was built in 1932 to connect the town of Piestany and the
spa island and includes small shops located at both ends.
This unique roofed bridge has also glass-covered wall
protection against strong wind along one of its sides.

Best regards,
R

588. Trencianske Teplice. Bratislava

Dear Tom,

Czech functionalist architect Jaromír Krejcar designed
the Sanatorium Machnác. This building is one of the
most important works of functionalist architecture in
Slovakia. Just a few years later he also designed the
renowned Czech Pavil­ion at the Paris Exposition of
1937.

Regards.
R

582. Kupalisko Zelena

Dear Emil,

These swimming pool and spa buildings were designed
in such a way that their functionality efficiency and beauty
link the building complex organically to its natural
environment.

Regards.
R

540. Bratislava. Avion

Dear Emil,

The housing block Avion is a very interesting case of a
multi-use dwelling and commercial building. The architect,
Josef Marek, skilfully combined a compact ground floor
for retail spaces with 6 dwelling blocks on the upper
floors.

Sincerely.
R