She was born Helena Eliasberg in
Warsaw and studied architecture at the Warsaw Technical Academy from 1918 to 1923. In 1922, she changed her surname to Niemirowska. Syrkus also studied drawing with
Roman Kramsztyk and philosophy at the
University of Warsaw. She was a co-founder of the
avant-garde Praesens group. She was also a member of the ''
Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne'' (CIAM) and served as vice-chairperson from 1945 to 1954. In 1950, she began lecturing on architecture at the Polish Technical Academy. She married in 1925. She became a member of the
Polish Workers' Party in 1944 and of the
Polish United Workers' Party in 1948. == References ==