5/12/2023 0 Comments Cities for People by Jan Gehl![]() ![]() There’s so much to learn in this book, and Gehl is so committed to the human scale that he surprised me many times. ![]() Gehl started working as an architect in Copenhagen right around 1960, when many cities worldwide were demolishing buildings for the hell of it (“urban renewal”) and acquiescing to automobile traffic he, meanwhile, was developing the starts of Copenhagen’s now-enviable bicycle network – the finest in the world – and further practicing an architecture designed foremost for people. ![]() I’d rather dwell on a more hopeful urban vision, though, which starts with people and their health and flourishing, or, as Jan Gehl’s new book calls it Cities for People. ![]()
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