![]() ![]() Jan Gehl (JG): In 1961, the New York journalist, Jane Jacobs published her famous book ‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities’. ![]() Tell us about the genesis of people-focused cities. Jan Gehl reminds us on the continued need for human-scale design and creating great public spaces in sustaining the soul and life of cities. His work has influenced public space improvements in over 50 global cities, from New York, London, to Moscow, Copenhagen and Melbourne, including Singapore. Over the last 50 years, Jan Gehl has changed the way that we think about architecture and city planning – moving from the modernist separation of uses to a human-scale approach inviting people to use their cities.Īt a time when growing numbers are populating cities, planning urban spaces to be humane, safe, and open to all is ever-more critical. In a recently published autobiography ‘People Cities The Life and Legacy of Jan Gehl’, the authors Peter Newman and Annie Matan explain how Jan Gehl believes good architecture is not about form, but about the interaction between form and life. “A good city is like a good party – you stay for longer than you plan,” says Danish architect Jan Gehl. In this interview 1, he talks about the joys and challenges of creating people-friendly cities. Over the last 50 years, Danish architect Jan Gehl has changed the way that we think about architecture and city planning, moving from the modernist separation of uses to a human-scale approach inviting people to use their cities. ![]()
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