%0 Journal Article %T The influence of context on architectural and urban composition %A Wijas, Małgorzata %J Housing Environment %V 2015 %N 15/2015 %P 170-177 %K composition, surroundings %@ 1731-2442 %D 2016 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/the-influence-of-context-on-architectural-and-urban-composition %X This work is an attempt to show the influence of context of the place on urban and architectural composition. The composition once characteristic of a given period/style, now takes on a broader meaning. It may be a reaction to the surroundings. The author, on selected examples, shows how we can ‘benefit’ from the surroundings while ‘composing’ a new work and how it influences the whole creative process and the final form of the architecture.