Built environment of the tall housing buildings in Poland

This article is a introduction of the research, about creating high-rise buildings and an attempt to summarize 70 years of shaping the built environment, created with the use of these buildings in the Polish cities. The assessment of the built environment refers to the qualitative and quantitative changes which occurred after the economic transformation period in Poland. Changing the cities by complementing them with tall buildings, caused a necessity to define their identity in a new created cultural landscape. In conclusion, the author refers to the importance of high-rise buildings in a modern city in the world.