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Until recently, patriotism was not fashionable because, among others, cultural anthropology and political studies have constantly talked about political correctness and multiculturalism. Some researchers put forward theses saying that in the case of constantly mixing population it is more and more difficult to talk about nations using the framework we have known so far. It seems that the pendulum is moving back now and the conviction that a nation constitutes some value starts appearing not only in Poland. In my opinion nation as a category will survive as well as love for it, i.e. patriotism; however, it will be very difficult to specify how it should function.

Architecture is thus an outcome of an emotional approach to the city perceived as a network of mutual human relations, rather than lifeless, closed-off neighbouhoods. It reflects social concern, but also human resourcefulness, the lack of attention to form, contingency, a chaotic nature and destruction of the established order. It is a play of associations involving materials, preferences and tastes of the inhabitants. When an artist enters this play as well, it becomes a platform of a dialogue between a craftsman (architect) and those who need it (users). Although it may sometimes be a formal experiment, on principle it is able to solve serious and significant social issues. It represents a menace to the aesthetics, a challenge for artists and critics as well as a progress for the ‘unlicensed’, illegal and homeless. It constantly keeps the whole city and its inhabitants on the alert.