It was constructed at a time when socialist realism was the official architectural style in Czechoslovakia.

Nonetheless, the architects were afforded considerable leeway to experiment with the design of the building.

One of the architects, Štefan Svetko, later observed that "during those years, architecture began to escape ideology, the stupidity of prefabricated blocks, and continued the pre-war tradition when we made good buildings comparable with developments elsewhere in the world".

The Slovak Radio Building has divided public opinion ever since its unveiling.

While some architects consider it one of the country's most important buildings conversant with contemporary architectural styles in the world,[4] others consider it ugly and synonymous with the Communist era.