The world of architecture is changing, it is quite obvious. Once so necessary as a sine qua non condition for the existence of a work of art, beauty has died. Function, which has been building the shape of architecture for decades, is a rather trivial pre­text today. The composition necessary to create art has been killed by avant-garde art. The art of decomposition has pushed its way into the world of architecture. The single-family house we have become accustomed to is also changing its shape. The spirit of expressionism invades residential architecture. Design science has to follow a new, not entirely known path.

The play of solids in a single-family house

The world of architecture is changing, it is quite obvious. Once so necessary as a sine qua non condition for the existence of a work of art, beauty has died. Function, which has been building the shape of architecture for decades, is a rather trivial pre­text today. The composition necessary to create art has been killed by avant-garde art. The art of decomposition has pushed its way into the world of architecture. The single-family house we have become accustomed to is also changing its shape. The spirit of expressionism invades residential architecture. Design science has to follow a new, not entirely known path.

Keywords: architecture, teaching, composition, student works, house

Świat architektury zmienia się, jest to dość oczywiste. Piękno tak potrzebne kiedyś jako warunek sine qua non istnienia działa sztuki umarło. Funkcja budująca przez ostatnie dekady kształt architektury jest dziś raczej błahym pretekstem. Kompozycja niezbędna w tworzeniu sztuki została zabita przez sztukę awangardową. Sztuka dekompozycji wdarła się natarczywie w świat architektury. Dom jednorodzinny, do którego się przyzwyczailiśmy także zmianie swój kształt. Duch ekspresjonizmu wdziera się do architektury mieszkaniowej. Nauka projektowania musi podążyć nową, nie do końca znaną drogą.