CIAM ARCHIPELAGO. The Letters by Helena Syrkus

For those interested in the work of Helena and Szymon Syrkus, one of the most important heroes of the Polish architectural scene of the inter-war period, it will be a great source of information on the history of architecture. For others - an intriguing image of a form torn by the winds of history. In correspondence, as in the mirror, the complicated political history of Poland and the world is reflected, which also affected the architectural environment - the anti-Semitism of the 1930s, the tragedy of the Second World War or delusions associated with the introduction of socialism. "In these difficult times, the best we have is a network of friends scattered around this shaky planet," Walter Gropius consoled Helena and Szymon Syrkus in one of the letters.