%0 Journal Article %T The role of the architect – to save or to play? %A Chodorowski, Michał %J Czasopismo Techniczne %V 2015 %N Architektura Zeszyt 9-A (15) 2015 %P 79-82 %K Theory of Architecture, Modernism, Post-Modernism %@ 0011-4561 %D 2016 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/the-role-of-the-architect-to-save-or-to-play %X The 20th century was a period of many revolutions, including in architecture. On the one hand, public engagement with the second search for a new aesthetic led to a social experiment with all its consequences and subsequent criticism. During this experiment the Demiurge architect, the artist, the practical joker, and many other roles appeared. Now the question is whether the role of the architect is to save or to play.