About me
Ewa Szymczyk is an urban researcher and qualified architect with a PhD in Urban Studies from Cracow University of Technology. Her work explores urban shrinkage, urban form, spatial justice, and sustainable urban development, bridging architectural thinking with spatial analysis, statistical modelling, and data-driven planning. She has conducted research stays at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development in Dresden, supported by DAAD fellowships. Ewa has published on compactness, urban shrinkage, and participatory planning, with her research funded by the National Science Centre (NCN).Alongside academia, she has professional experience with international organisations (e.g. GIZ, MSF, CfAD) and design consultancies in Europe and beyond, contributing to projects from community infrastructure in the Global South to large-scale urban developments in Europe.
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