Despite being very extensive, the literature that discusses Polish town planning and architecture, especially that of the post-war years is fragmentary and incomplete, i.e. there are no synthetic studies of this period and the materials are dispersed. During the time in question, over a dozen magazines were published that focused, to a lesser or greater extent, on matters related to urban planning and architecture. e rst architectural magazines in communist Poland were printed soon after World War II, in 1947. 1 eir contribution to the recording of spatial phenomena in the People's Republic of Poland [Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, abbreviated as PRL], to the presentation of theoretical approaches and professional discussions, as well as to architectural education is of great and undeniable importance.e Polish periodical press regarding architecture and urban planning was based on several major journals which developed spatial awareness and, to a great extent, in uenced the opinions of researchers and designers (all of these magazines were, for obvious reasons, funded by state authorities who fully controlled their contents). ere were also several professional and university magazines in addition to some less important titles. To date, many of these have constituted an important archival source and bear testimony to the past.Today, from the point of view of researchers dealing with recent architectural history, the most important journals of the times were Architektura, dedicated to widely understood architecture and urban planning, Miasto, a bimonthly which focused on spatial and town planning, and the quarterly Kwartalnik Architektury i Urbanistyki, which featured scienti c publications. Furthermore, a number of other magazines that are of lesser importance to architectural research provide valuable insights into the forgotten fragments of communist reality.After WWII, one of the most in uential magazines addressing the architectural circles in Poland, was the monthly Architektura [Architecture], funded by the Ministry of Culture and Art. Published from 1947 to 1991 2 , it was the o cial press organ of the Polish Association of Architects [Polish: Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich, abbreviated as SARP], a professional organisation of architects and urban planners. 3 Obviously, from the very beginning, the journal followed the planned economy programme and the ideological premises of the socialist system. e foreword to the rst issue, which appeared two years after the war and was signed by the Board of the Association of Polish Architects, stated:1 It should be noted that the origins of architectural magazines in Poland date back to 1875, when the weekly Przegląd Techniczny, published in Krakow, began printing regular features on the subject. In 1900, the monthly magazine Architekt was introduced and during the interwar period over a dozen titles were published, including the most authoritative one, Architektura i budownictwo; see Architektura 9-10 (1977): 3. 2 Architektura was revived in 1994 as Arc...

Sacred wooden architecture in Poland is a huge and still unrecognised research problem. It covers a number of issues of interdisciplinary character: from the properties of building materials and carpentry techniques, through constructionand architectural-spatial solutions, to cultural and natural conditions. Hence, the best way to study this problem is interdisciplinary research. The necessity of cooperation of representatives of various scientific disciplines became the basis for creating a team to study the wooden church of St Michael the Archangel in Domachowo, so far dated to 1568. As researchers representing various disciplines (including archaeology, history, art history, history of architecture, architecture, architectural conservation), we cite sources and research that allow us to formulate a thesis that the past of the Domachowo church dates back to the 14th century. Moreover, we present the research and methodological problems inscribed in the aforementioned church building, understood as a whole. Such a multifaceted approach allows us to redefine the current knowledge about the church in Domachowo.

The materials used by architectural historians to research the post-war period are very limited, and the available archive resources are incomplete and dispersed. In this context, of special significance are other forms of visual materials that documented the spatial reality of the communist period. Documentary films, and in particular the Polska Kronika Filmowa [Polish Film Chronicle] newsreel, can make an an important contribution to and a resource for historical research on contemporary Polish architecture. This text contains methodological reflections on the role of film studying the history of contemporary architecture. It describes the new research options, including the ability to recreate original spatial phenomena, and also the contemporary techniques and technology as well as the educational dimension of the Polish Film Chronicle. In this context, it is especially interesting to compare the documentary material from the Chronicle with other archival material, e.g. drawings, plans and photographs. This method provides an additional opportunity for a fuller and more objective recreation of space in 3D. This “reverse modelling” can be used to restore or preserve the original condition of structures, or even to rebuild ones no longer existing.

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Abstract. Medieval architecture in Poland is not widely represented in the tangible cultural heritage. A preserved structure with traces of medieval architecture is the parish church in Domachowo in southern Greater Poland (Wielkopolska). Due to numerous alterations and modernisations, it is now a complex structure showing clear signs of a damaged original geometry.For this reason, a project was initiated to measure the stability of the structure, especially under the influence of extreme external factors: mainly gusts of wind and uneven sun illumination. The implementation of the project required using two methods of measurement: static, at fixed time intervals, and dynamic, recorded on an ongoing basis during the operation of variable loads. The outcomes consisting of a combination of both methods and the unconventional use of precise inclinometers for measuring wooden structures, opens up new possibilities for real-time analysis of structural deformations and ongoing monitoring of technical conditions.The subject of this paper is to present the methodology of the conducted static-dynamic measurements (DSM) and the interpretation of their results, mainly in the context of assessing accuracy, stability of long-term readings with inertial sensors, and basic structural assessment.