Why is architecture, in which the designer places man at the centre of his reflection, perceived as utopian? And will these utopias, promoting the idea of ​​community, inevitably fall victim to changing fashions and conflicting interests? Iwona Buczkowska's projects try to resist this trend. IWONA BUCZKOWSKA founded her Atelier in 1978. She is an architect and urban planner who graduated from the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris. She mainly designs housing estates inspired by the concept of the garden-terrace in accordance with the ideas initiated by Jean Renaudie. In 1989, she was awarded a gold medal and a special prize at the 5th World Architecture Biennale in Sofia for the design of the housing estate in Le Blanc-Mesnil. Five years later, in 1994, she received the Silver Medal of the French Academy of Architecture for her entire body of work. In 2024, she was awarded the Prize of Jane Drew, awarded to female architects for special achievements in promoting innovation, diversity and inclusion in architecture. HANNA SKĄPSKA Architect and scenographer. Winner of the Student Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (2014/2015). She lives and works in Paris, at the Université Paris Est Sup, she is preparing a doctorate on the protection and renovation of contemporary architectural heritage. She teaches at ENSA Paris-Belleville. Author of the book Iwona Buczkowska. L'architecte face à la pérennité de son oeuvre (2020). DOROTA JĘDRUCH Works at the Department of the History of Modern Art at the Institute of Art History of the Jagiellonian University. She defended her doctorate on three models of social French architecture in the 20th century represented by Le Corbusier, Émile Aillaud and Ricardo Bofill. Curator of architectural exhibitions, educational programs and activities popularizing the history of art. Member of the board of the Institute of Architecture Foundation. "Autoportret" SIECI WPARCIA 2 [85] 2024 A year after the issue of "Samoorganizacja", we return to the topic of the war in Ukraine. We were invited to take it up by Zuzanna Mielczarek and Kacper Kępiński from the National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning. They included "Autoportret" in the international project "Support Networks". The reality of the crisis requires the creation of new connections and the constant restoration of continuity: infrastructure and relationships, water supply, railways, the Internet, and with it - life-giving information. "In times of war, the functions of places of assembly, transfer points, border crossings, logistics centers, warehouses, and even vacant buildings expand. Spaces that serve us for specific purposes on a daily basis, in a crisis situation, along with the huge flow of people and goods, we use on a much larger, difficult to predict scale" - note the curators from NIAiU. The authors invited to this edition of "Autoportret" tell stories of wartime that give hope and strength (without sugarcoating reality). They mix enthusiasm and exhaustion, the drudgery of everyday life and invention, and human relationships, commitment and cooperation play a key role. The recording was co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Culture Promotion Fund