Architect, art historian, politician, former province marchal of Lesser Poland, senator. Author of several urban planning studies, General Planner of Spatial Development in Lesser Poland. Author of a volume of essays entitled Architekci i historia (Architects and History); initiator and editor of an album of new architecture for cultural purposes Form Follows Freedom, published in 2015, and a monograph Jagiełły 8 – historia jednego domu (Jagiełły 8 – One House’s History), as well as many articles in specialist press. Founder of the GAGA architecture gallery. Recipient of The Association of Polish Architects medal Bene Merentibus and a lifetime J. Regulski’s Award.