The Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology continues the traditions of the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University in Lvov. At present the academic staff at the faculty consists of about 100 employees including 14 professors and associate professors. Apart from permanent workers at the Faculty, architects and town planners with significant national creative achievements are also employed. Fruitful collaboration of the Faculty with creative professional organizations is being developed, among others with Union of Polish Architects, Society of Polish Town Planners, Chamber of Polish Architects, Chamber of Polish Town Planners, local self-governments, and the Silesian Voivodeship’s self-government.

The Faculty implements projects and scientific researches concerning modern problems and difficulties in architectural and urban designing, spatial planning, history and theory of architecture, problems of sustainable development in urban and architectural revitalization of municipal areas, restoration and conservation of monumental and historic buildings, environmental aesthetics, building quality assessment and facilities management.

The faculty is a member of the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and of European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (Le Notre); it also cooperates with organizations and institutions in several countries e.g. with IAPS – International Association for People Environmental Behaviour Studies, Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) Fürst-Pückler-Land in Germany, Del Bianco Foundation in Italy and National Reservation of Cultural Heritage Old Halich in Ukraine.