Ontogenesis of human being is constantly connected with the movement. Nowadays, the concept of nomadism is being transformed in the process of forming of the human civilization, acquiring a wider meaning and infiltrating the areas connected with civilization movement, including digital space. Dynamic civilization changes are  he basis for a discussion about meaning and future of traditional thinking of shaping the architectural structures in the contemporary public spaces. This paper focuses on temporary and mobile structures from the urban context to contemporary material and construction solutions. Considering the unusual places of stationing of temporary and mobile structures, such as degraded areas or inaccessible urban spaces, these structures require innovative and creative design solutions in 21st century.

Contemporary cities are struggling with many problems. The most important problems of recent years are: the increasing level of pollution and rising temperatures in central parts of cities (the effect of the Urban Heat Island). The inhabitants often have to deal with these problems. Striving to improve the living conditions in the city facilities are introduced to protect the contemporary man, especially in the house, which is to be his shelter.
The subject of the article is to illustrate on selected examples of bad and beneficial material solutions affecting the comfort of living. Presentation of contemporary solutions aimed at the best possible protection of residents and providing them with adequate living conditions.
The research carried out on thermal imaging cameras and humidity meters of selected objects built in various technologies, show how poorly selected finishing materials can affect the deterioration of the comfort of living.
Proper selection of building materials and their proper application contribute to the reduction of heat losses and thus to the reduction of the effect of the City Heat Island in cities. Lower demand for energy also contributes to the reduction of heat losses and air pollution resulting from excessive heating parameters.
The results of the research will form the basis for further work related to the observation of the behavior of buildings built in various technologies. The possibility of comparing individual solutions will contribute to raising awareness of how important it is for the residents to use appropriate building materials ensuring the comfort of living.

The main aim of this article was to discover the key characteristics in shaping most rewarded eco-district complexes built respectively in temperate climate zone in respect to spatial energy efficiency and resilience principles. It was done through careful case studies, comparative analysis and juxtaposition of critical parameters related to spatial energy efficiency and resilience in chosen representative dwelling complexes. Due to the complexity and multitude instances of ecological dwelling complexes it was decided to set bounds to the defined criteria. The investigated examples were limited to following restrictions as location in moderate climate zone, implementing the pro-environmental solutions in accordance world-known energy and environmental assessment certifications. As a result, a reliable juxtaposition of design trends in temperate climate zone was provided, which was induced by the key spatial energy efficiency parameters. Furthermore, the remarks and future framework guidelines were made, concerning main fields of potential improvements in terms of spatial energy efficiency and resilience.

The aim of the work is to find the sense of architecture, to show the role and importance of composition and form in the creative process towards architecture in a residential environment. Significant examples of architectural works from the late twentieth century were selected, showing the creative path followed by artists detached from historicism. The considerations are directed towards reading architecture, and above all, reading creator’s intentions as thoughtful messages. Searching for similarities in the works of outstanding artists that create great works of art.

The author formulates and discusses the term of a “friendly house” – a modern house designed and built according to the principles of sustainable development. A house friendly for a human is also friendly for the natural environment; simple, affordable, built from natural, biodegradable materials. Based on selected examples, the  author describes the features of a friendly house as a desirable residential engineering model of the near future.

The principles of the formation of the urban planning space of cities of Western and Central Ukraine during the period of Secession, the role of profitable residential development in the city structure are analyzed. The differences between the Secession development of Lviv, Chernivtsi, Stanislaviv and Kiev are identified, examples of the main ensembles and individual buildings are given. Using the example of the house of architect Władysław Horodecki (the so-called House with Chimaeras), we have highlighted the specific features of restoration of buildings of the era of Secession.

The article describes the issue of the effect of the concept design and urban plan on human behaviour. The authors, reviewing their projects from the last decade, present the mechanism of creating logic in shaping space and cubature, contained in minimal utility space and maintaining the maximal scale of using the rules of balanced design. The objects reviewed are: detached and duplex houses, single buildings supplementing existing housing complexes, infill buildings and multi-family building residential area. Everything was designed to be energyefficient. The result of this study is the attempt to evaluate the influence of the author’s architectural determinism (in various spatial situations and object structures) on the communities which use them.

Brazil. Favelas and Oscar Niemeyer’s perfectionist buildings. A terra incognita and an idea. In its Brazilian interpretation, cosmopolitan modernism became an exciting, local “Brazilian modernism”, one that combines native characteristics with universal ones. Despite this, alien and untamed spaces have also become a legacy of the idea of modernism, while favelas have become a social alternative. Torn and inconsistent areas have been created, areas of affluence and poverty, creating spaces for living that are replete with extremes. Municipal authorities are making attempts at reclaiming key areas, and projects have included functional and spatial analyses as well as attempts at restructuring them through local actions.

This article presents the development and changes of the regulations regarding the Construction Law since the beginnings of its functioning, understood as the foundation for regulating the building connections and the basis for development of housing construction in Poland. The second part of the article describes how the law which regulated standardisation in housing construction was shaped in various periods of housing boom after World War II until now. The standards and floor area norms of designing flats in multi-family residential developments have been analysed closely. Particular attention was paid to their direct connection with the quality of designing the flats and the features of large-scale housing construction.

This article presents the results of a student’s workshop organised under the title “Regeneration of housing and urban space within the historic tissue of the city”, which took place during an academic trip of the GROW Students’ Academic Club—which is affiliated with the Institute of Urban Design of the Faculty of Architecture of the Cracow University of Technology—to Valencia, Spain. Six Engineer’s diploma projects were prepared as a part of the workshop. The event was organised by the Cracow University of Technology in cooperation with the CEU—the Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia. The workshop was used to perform analyses aimed at familiarising students with the characteristics of the city, particularly its historic section, as well as performing on-site visits to plots presented by the Spanish university, which were later used as sites for the student projects.