Choice by marcin wojciech żebrowski

This is our future

This is a book by Kickstarter author Yancey Strickler about changing course to build a society based on values other than just money. The author shows how to change the definition of value and create a world of abundance instead of scarcity.

Leaning towards the future

A book by Joanna Erbel about innovations in the urban environment that can change the world for the better. The author encourages testing visions and collaboration to transcend limitations and create a better world.

If mayors ruled the world

A book by the late Benjamin Barber on the effectiveness of cities in solving global problems. The author argues that cities are better than nation-states.

A prescription for a better climate

Szymon Bujalski’s book is a story about healthy cities and ways to fight climate change. It includes examples of Polish cities and stories of people fighting for healthier cities.

Anthropocene

This is a book summarizing the National Institute of Architecture and Urbanism’s exhibitions on architecture and cities in the age of climate change. The authors show how to design and function so as not to harm the environment, and even regenerate it. The book includes essays and works by male and female artists on the future of architecture.

Marcin Wojciech Żebrowski

Marcin is a business development coordinator, urban planner and podcaster. He is a graduate of Spatial Economy at the University of Warsaw and Architecture with a specialization in Sustainable Urban Design at Sweden’s Lund University. He gained design experience in Danish architectural studios and currently works as business development coordinator at Henning Larsen Architects. He is co-founder of the international design collective Urban10, where he designs and popularizes Scandinavian approaches to design.

He has lived in Scandinavia for many years, and for the past three – in its capital of design and architecture – Copenhagen. He loves meeting and talking to people, and in the podcast he shares his greatest passion: cities, urbanism and architecture.

Podcast about cities
urbcast.pl

Urbcast is a unique bilingual podcast in which together with interdisciplinary guests we talk about various issues related to cities, urban planning, spatial management or architecture in an accessible way. Every Wednesday you will also hear in it about the author’s insights on cities around the world, architecture, life in Copenhagen, as well as many others – not only from the world of urban planning.