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Felicitas Konecny
Bratislava, Vienna

Born in Vienna, she studied architecture in Graz, Naples and Vienna and started to work as a freelancer in architects’ offices. 1997-2012 she curated and organized events on architecture (among others,"Architekturtage Wien-Bratislava"), 2010 she co-edited the guidebook "Architekturplan Wien". Since 2006 she is active as "guiding architect", since 2012 she is a partner and since 2020 the owner of Architectural Tours Vienna, leading a team of freelance "guiding architects".

Felicitas is enthusiastic about the diversity and everyday quality of architecture, also beyond star architecture. With her training as a licensed tour guide, she deepened her expertise on Vienna and, motivated by demand, she is expanding the range of tours with topics such as urban development, housing policy, and sustainable building.

Promoting Bratislava, Vienna's often underestimated twin city, is a long-term project of Architectural Tours Vienna. Felicitas became a true “Bratislover” and built up a passionate team of Slovakian “guiding architects.”

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Tour in Bratislava:
Icons of mid-century modernism

Bratislava underwent rapid modernization in the second half of the twentieth century. This is evidenced by the presence of numerous iconic examples of late modernist architecture: solitary structures in a balancing act between sculpture and structural expression. Their proximity to the city’s medieval core creates dynamic and unique urban situations. Experimental steel structures and buildings clad in opulent materials with distinctive detailing are, after many years, once again coming into the spotlight of both the general public and the architectural community. It is, therefore, a good time to be a modernist building in Bratislava – and an even better time to join a tour exploring them.

– Duration: 4 hours
– Transport: Walking
– Services: Experienced guiding architect as guide
– Languages: English, German, Slovak
– Group size: max. 20pax per guide

Selection of included projects:

- SNP Bridge, 1973 (Jozef Lacko, Ladislav Kušnír, Ivan Slameň, Eng: Arpád Tesár)
- SNG Slovak National Gallery (Vladimír Dedeček 1979, Martin Kusý and Pavol Paňák for the reconstruction and extension)
- Department store Prior (Ivan Matušík)
- Hotel Kyjev (Ivan Matušík)

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