Jan Gehl
Jan Gehl (born September 17, 1936 ) is a Danish architect and urban planner from Copenhagen , founder of Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, and professor emeritus of the Royal Danish Academy of Art . Gehl places a special focus on improving the urban infrastructure and optimizing the quality of life for people, especially pedestrians , cyclists , senior citizens and families .
Life
In 1960 Gehl graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and worked as an architect from then until 1966. Gehl married a psychologist soon after graduating . This had a great influence on his planning work. By his own admission, a large part of the conversation revolved around the question of why architects are not interested in people . In 1966 Gehl received a research grant and became visiting professor in Canada, USA, Mexico, Australia, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Norway.
The Strøget in Copenhagen as the longest pedestrian zone in Europe goes back to Gehl. Using Copenhagen as an example, his book Public Spaces, Public Life describes how, within 40 years, a city that is heavily influenced by car traffic has become a place of traffic calming with many different meeting zones.
Gehl oversees urban development projects all over the world. In 2004 he worked on a study for Transport for London on the quality of public space in London . In 2007 he was hired by the Department of Transportation of New York City to improve conditions for cyclists and pedestrians there.
Gehl's concepts are at the center of the documentary The Human Scale , which will also be distributed on DVD in Germany in 2014.
Which he led the office Gehl Architects works with the Danish Cycling Embassy ( Cycling Embassy of Denmark , CED), the knowledge and experience in promoting cycling spread worldwide.
Awards
- 2016: Bertha and Carl Benz Prize
- 2015: Global Award for Sustainable Architecture
- 2013: CF Hansen Medal
- 2009 NYC Award, New York City, USA
- 2009 Civic Trust Award for Brighton New Road , UK
- Honorary member of the American Institute of Architects
- 2008 Landscape Institute Award, UK
- 1998 EDRA Award, USA
- 1993 Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize - for exemplary contributions to urban planning and territorial development, International Union of Architects
Movies
- The Human Scale , 2012
- Who do our cities belong to? Arte, 2015
Publications
- J. Gehl: Life between buildings: using public space. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1987, ISBN 0-442-23011-7 .
- J. Gehl, L. Gemzøe: New city spaces. The Danish Architectural Press, Copenhagen 2000, ISBN 87-7407-235-8 .
- J. Gehl, L. Gemzøe: Public Spaces Public Life. Danish Architectural Press, 2004.
- J. Gehl et al: New city life. The Danish Architectural Press, Denmark 2006, ISBN 87-7407-365-6 .
- J. Gehl: Life between houses – concepts for public space. JOVIS Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86859-146-0 .
- J. Gehl, B. Svarre: How to Study Public Life. Island Press, 2013, ISBN 978-1-61091-423-9 .
- J. Gehl: Life between Houses. JOVIS Verlag, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-86859-146-0 .
- J. Gehl: Cities for People. JOVIS Verlag, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-86859-356-3 .
swell
- ↑ brandeins.de
- ↑ deutschlandfunk.de, January 24, 2016 deutschlandfunk.de
- ↑ youtube.com
- ↑ pps.org
- ↑ ccc.govt.nz
- ↑ Gehl Architects on the website of the Danish Bicycle Embassy, English ( Memento from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Jan Gehl receives third Bertha and Carl Benz Prize from the City of Mannheim , City of Mannheim, March 6, 2016.
- ↑ Global Award for Sustainable Architecture. Retrieved June 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Otto Langels: ARTE documentation: The future of our cities. In: deutschlandfunk.de. September 1, 2015, accessed June 19, 2016 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gehl, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish architect and urban planner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1936 |