00:00Baku ma bardzo długi historyczny i teraz widzę, że to się zmieniło w przyszłości.
00:10My jesteśmy bardzo zbyt w tym, że to jest jedno.
00:21Baku, White City, jest jeden z najważniejszymi przykładami tego transformacji.
00:25onto land once dominated by heavy industry.
00:27It represents a new approach to urban development,
00:30focused on how cities function for people
00:32and who live and work in them.
00:35Success was built into the vision of this place.
00:41It's supposed to be green,
00:43supposed to be sustainable,
00:46supposed to be comfortable for living.
00:48It's a very nice mix of residential and commercial areas
00:55I to convert to environment into walkable city,
01:01to a koncept of 500 m or 5-min city.
01:06To znaczy, że ludzie mogą walk 5 min to achieve everything they need.
01:12It can either be shop, cafe, school, kindergarten, pharmacy, vet cleaning.
01:20To reduce use of public transport and private transport.
01:26To reduce carbon emissions.
01:32The ratio of green zones within the city is higher than average.
01:37In Baku White City, it's very clear to see how local developments
01:41will connect to the global debates that will take place here
01:44at the World Urban Forum in May.
01:47Good architecture and master planning, they're affecting people's lives.
01:52They're affecting their day-to-day routines.
01:54So architecture and master planning, to me,
01:57one of the most important things in the world.
01:59We can say that this is the city for the future.
02:07But cities are not defined by plans alone.
02:10They are shaped by people who choose to invest their time, energy
02:13and livelihoods in them.
02:17White City is a new and up-and-coming place right now in Baku.
02:25And I think because it's new and modern, it was a natural feel for us to be here.
02:32Also, the architecture of this place was kind of designed for our idea.
02:38And also, it's kind of a mash-up of tradition and modern Baku right now.
02:45White City attracts people because it has a very young energy.
02:50It used to be an industrial area.
02:53But as a phoenix, risen from the ashes, it's just completely changed.
02:59And it's a very walkable place.
03:01People want to meet here.
03:03It has a very unique kind of look.
03:06So I think that's why it attracts people to work and live here.
03:12Beyond the architecture, this transformation is measured in momentum.
03:16In who arrives, who stays, and how new ideas take root.
03:20Turning once industrial space into a place of daily exchange and opportunity.
03:25The city grows stronger when local businesses grow with it.
03:31As this district grows, I think small businesses give the whole character to the place.
03:38That character is felt not only in shops and cafes, but in how people experience the city day to day.
03:45It's a unique transformation where the people are in the center and the priorities are the comfort and the walkability.
03:55So these things really do matter and they make the real impact on the whole thing.
03:58You know, when everything is closed, it's really good because you spend more time with family, not in the traffic.
04:08The school is near to us, the cafes, parks, I go to Pilates next to the home.
04:14It's very good for us.
04:15It's a combination of factors, which when they add up, that's where the change is.
04:20That's where the difference is.
04:21Because it's easy to build a building and, you know, plant a few trees.
04:24It's not only about that.
04:25When you look at it all in all, it's little aspects.
04:29It's like a chain, you know, look at it.
04:31So all these little details add up and that's where the difference is.
04:34That's where the transformation is.
04:38Taken together, the ideas shaping Baku White City point to a different model of urban growth.
04:45One where planning, business and daily life are closely connected.
04:48And where the city of the future is built around people and families, not just infrastructure.
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