The aim of this paper is to discuss the potential of eye trackers as tools providing diversified support for the architectural education of future designers. The possibility to track eye movement guaranteed by this group of devices enables an extension of knowledge on the non-professional perception of architectural creations. It also allows people to monitor progress while learning and verify a project’s assumptions as well as provide lecturers with an opportunity to optimize didactic methods. The paper includes authors’ ideas for modifications of teaching methods applied at technical universities. It is a result of an analysis of research related to the perception of urban designs and architectural objects—research during which noticeable differences were observed between how experts and non-professionals perceive these structures. What also contributed to the contents of this paper was a comprehension of the wide range of eye tracking studies examining the level of acquisition of specialist professional skills. The presented ideas are also based on the analysis and adaptation of eye-tracking research conducted by scientists within other areas of life.

Post-1914 Rebuilding of the Centre of Kalisz From the Point of View of German Preservationist Julius Kohte In the discussion on the appearance of Kalisz, which was to be rebuilt after the destruction in 1914, the opinion of the German conservator of monuments, Julius Kohte, was of great importance, as he prepared a detailed expert opinion on the preserved valuable buildings and the possibility of their incorporation into the landscape of the rebuilt city and use as an architectural template. Apart from the aforementioned opinion, the analysis covered articles about the monuments of Kalisz written by Kohte during World War I and published in German magazines.

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