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Jan Gehl - Cities For People
Jan Gehl - Cities For People
People Scale
Eyelevel / 5 km/h perspective
Human Scale completely forgotten!
1960…CHANGE OF PARADIGME
Carinvasion
1961
After 50 years:
A distinct change
of Paradigm
WANTED:
- Lively, Liveable City
- Sustainable City
- Healthy City
Lively, Liveable City
Sustainable City
Looking carefully
after people in
city planning will
efficiently adress
all 3 issues
In this City everything will be
done to invite people to walk
and bicycle as much as
possible in the course of their
daily day doings”
Copenhagen 1962 – 2012
From traffic place to People Place
50 Years Anniversary
Strædet - before …..and after 1992
Nyhavn - before ……and after 1980
Public Space-Public Life Surweys: Copenhagen 1968, 1985, 1995 (+2005)
City of Copenhagen
www.gehlarchitects.dk
When it comes to street life and ambience
Melbourne has by now a distinct touch of – say –
PARIS!
A CITY GOOD AT PARTIES, OLYMPICS and SUMMITS….
Main Street in Sydney to be transformed
to Pedestrians, Bicycles and Light Rail
1961 2013
First we shape the cities
-then they shape us
”The New York School”
* William H. Whyte
*PPS
Project f. Public Spaces 1980 1988 2000
”The Berkeley School”
*Alexander
*Appleyard
*Cooper Marcus
*Allan Jacobs
*Bossellmann
1981 1988 1993
”Copenhagen School”
* Life Between Buildings
*Copenhagen Surveys
People Scale
Eyelevel / 5 km/h perspective
City Planning based on Modernistic Ideology
Large, cold spaces, few people
Large, cold spaces, few people
Downtown, Dubai
This thing called:
PEOPLEWASHING
PROTECTION
COMFORT
•ENJOYMENT
Piazza Il Campo, Siena, Italy
The Finest Urban Space in the World
Campo in Siena
Overview of Quality
criterias
-The Pedestrian
landscape
Nyhavn, Copenhagen
Overview of Quality criterias
-The Pedestrian landscape
Campo in Siena
CITIES FOR PEOPLE
Slide 63
- or ”walk`n-watch” (and be watched!)
- or ”walk`n-wink”
Slide 63
-or you can ”stop`n watch”
LET US MAKE
Laura, Grandchild, 1 Year CITIES FOR PEOPLE
”Difference between Social Housing
and Genious Architecture”
Cartoon in Danish Newspaper 2013 .
In the home
the Children
play were the
activity is
Life……….an everlasting
source of joy and learning
“Man is man’s greatest
joy”
(From old Icelandic Saga)
Always a two-way contact:
..to watch and be watched
The lively spaces are always
prefered
2010 - 2013
”Cities for People”
Available in all major languages !!
CITIES FOR PEOPLE
UNATTRACTIVE WALKING
ENVIRONMENT SENDS
PEDESTRIANS TO THE METRO