![]() ![]() This work spawned his first book, Life between Buildings (1971, trans. In 1966 he received a 5-year research grant from his former school to study the form and use of public space. In 1960, Jan Gehl earned his BA and MA in Architecture from the School of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and began practicing as an architect. ![]() His ideas and approaches to design for public spaces incorporate the cutting edge of technology without losing sight of what best supports and enhances people's experience of everyday life in the public realm. While Jan Gehl's research on public spaces and public life began in Copenhagen, it was quickly applied to many other cities throughout Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia. Only after establishing a vision of what kind of public life is desired in a given space, can attention be given to the surrounding buildings and the ways the spaces can productively interact. For Gehl, design always begins with an analysis of the spaces between buildings. His company, Gehl Architects - Urban Quality Consultants, creatively reimagines the multiple ways in which communities use the public realm. He has extensively researched the form and use of public spaces and put his findings to practice in multiple locations througout the world. Jan Gehl is a practicing Urban Design Consultant and Professor of Urban Design at the School of Architecture in Copenhagen, Denmark. ![]()
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