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Jan Gehl Hon. FAIA (born 17 September 1936, Copenhagen) is a Danish architect and urban design consultant based in Copenhagen whose career has focused on improving the quality of urban life by re-orienting city design towards the pedestrian and cyclist. He is a founding partner of Gehl Architects .
Gehl brings together some of the world’s leading urbanists across our offices in Copenhagen, San Francisco, and New York. We are a dynamic team of self-starters from varying backgrounds; multidisciplinary, with the unique expertise to deliver targeted and effective solutions. We value quality, well-being and community in our projects and in ...
Dec 16, 2016 · Jan Gehl's 5 Rules for Designing Great Cities | ArchDaily. Written by Constanza Martínez Gaete | Translated by Matthew Valletta. Published on December 16, 2016. Danish architect Jan Geh...
Jul 20, 2023 · Discover Jan Gehl's interview on people-centered design and the impact of architecture on happiness and quality of life in cities.
Jul 15, 2020 · Jan Gehl is a founding partner of Gehl Architects—Urban Quality Consultants. He is the author of Life Between Buildings (1971) and Cities for People (2010), among other books. He is widely credited with creating and renewing urban public spaces in cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Melbourne, New York City, London, and many others.
Sep 14, 2017 · Jan Gehl, the great Danish urbanist, has much in common with Jane Jacobs. For the better part of a half-century now, his focus has been on the development of people-oriented cities. The author...
May 2, 2013 · Cities for people: A lecture by Jan Gehl. ‘Jan Gehl is our greatest observer of urban quality and an indispensable philosopher of cities as solutions to the environmental and health crises...
