Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Jan Gehl

Index Jan Gehl

Jan Gehl Hon. FAIA (born 17 September 1936, Copenhagen) is a Danish architect and urban design consultant based in Copenhagen whose career has focused on improving the quality of urban life by re-orienting city design towards the pedestrian and cyclist. [1]

47 relations: Adelaide city centre, American Institute of Architects, Architect, Auckland, C. F. Hansen Medal, Castleford, Christchurch, Christchurch City Council, City of Hobart, City of Wakefield, Civic Trust (England), Civic Trust Awards, Copenhagen, Denmark, Design Futures Council, Environmental Design Research Association, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Gehl Architects, Heriot-Watt University, Hobart, Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects, Human scale, International Union of Architects, Jane Jacobs, Landscape Institute, London, Melbourne City Centre, New pedestrianism, New Urbanism, New York City, New York City Department of Transportation, Pedestrian, Pedestrian zone, Perth (suburb), Prince Eugen Medal, Public space, Royal Court of Sweden, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Strøget, Sydney central business district, Transit-oriented development, Transport for London, Urban area, Urban design, Visiting scholar, Wellington, Wellington City Council.

Adelaide city centre

Adelaide city centre is the innermost locality of Greater Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Adelaide city centre · See more »

American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States.

New!!: Jan Gehl and American Institute of Architects · See more »

Architect

An architect is a person who plans, designs, and reviews the construction of buildings.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Architect · See more »

Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Auckland · See more »

C. F. Hansen Medal

The C. F. Hansen Medal (Danish: C. F. Hansens Medaille) is awarded annually with few exceptions to one or more recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts for an outstanding contribution to architecture.

New!!: Jan Gehl and C. F. Hansen Medal · See more »

Castleford

Castleford is a town in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Castleford · See more »

Christchurch

Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Christchurch · See more »

Christchurch City Council

The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Christchurch City Council · See more »

City of Hobart

Hobart City Council (or City of Hobart) is a local government body in Tasmania, covering the central metropolitan area of the state capital, Hobart.

New!!: Jan Gehl and City of Hobart · See more »

City of Wakefield

The City of Wakefield is a local government district in West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough.

New!!: Jan Gehl and City of Wakefield · See more »

Civic Trust (England)

The Civic Trust of England was a charitable organisation founded in 1957.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Civic Trust (England) · See more »

Civic Trust Awards

Civic Trust Awards is a Community Interest Company founded in June 2009 following the closure of the Civic Trust charity earlier that year.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Civic Trust Awards · See more »

Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København; Hafnia) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Copenhagen · See more »

Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Denmark · See more »

Design Futures Council

The Design Futures Council is an interdisciplinary network of design, product, and construction leaders exploring global trends, challenges, and opportunities to advance innovation and shape the future of the industry and environment.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Design Futures Council · See more »

Environmental Design Research Association

The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) is an international, interdisciplinary organization founded in 1968 by design professionals, social scientists, students, educators, and facility managers.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Environmental Design Research Association · See more »

Fellow of the American Institute of Architects

Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) is a postnominal title or membership, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects · See more »

Gehl Architects

Gehl is an urban research and design consulting firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Gehl Architects · See more »

Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University is a public university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Heriot-Watt University · See more »

Hobart

Hobart is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Hobart · See more »

Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects

Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects (Hon. FAIA) may be awarded to foreign (non-U.S. citizen) architects and for non-architects who have made great contributions to the field of architecture or to the American Institute of Architects.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects · See more »

Human scale

Human scale is the set of physical qualities, and quantities of information, characterizing the human body, its motor, sensory, or mental capabilities, and human social institutions.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Human scale · See more »

International Union of Architects

The International Union of Architects (French: Union internationale des Architectes, UIA) is the only international non-governmental organization that represents the world's architects, now estimated to number some 3.2 million in all.

New!!: Jan Gehl and International Union of Architects · See more »

Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs (née Butzner; May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Jane Jacobs · See more »

Landscape Institute

The Landscape Institute (LI) is a British professional body for landscape architects.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Landscape Institute · See more »

London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

New!!: Jan Gehl and London · See more »

Melbourne City Centre

Melbourne City Centre (also known colloquially as simply "The City" or "The CBD") is an area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Melbourne City Centre · See more »

New pedestrianism

New Pedestrianism (NP) is a more pedestrian and ecology-oriented variation of New Urbanism in urban planning theory, founded in 1999 by Michael E. Arth, an American artist, urban/home/landscape designer, futurist, and author.

New!!: Jan Gehl and New pedestrianism · See more »

New Urbanism

New Urbanism is an urban design movement which promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighborhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types.

New!!: Jan Gehl and New Urbanism · See more »

New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

New!!: Jan Gehl and New York City · See more »

New York City Department of Transportation

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) is the agency of the government of New York City responsible for the management of much of New York City's transportation infrastructure.

New!!: Jan Gehl and New York City Department of Transportation · See more »

Pedestrian

A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Pedestrian · See more »

Pedestrian zone

Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, and as pedestrian precincts in British English) are areas of a city or town reserved for pedestrian-only use and in which most or all automobile traffic may be prohibited.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Pedestrian zone · See more »

Perth (suburb)

Perth is a suburb in Western Australia that includes both the central business district of the Perth metropolitan area, and a suburban area spreading north to the northern side of Hyde Park.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Perth (suburb) · See more »

Prince Eugen Medal

The Prince Eugen Medal (Prins Eugen-medaljen), is a medal conferred by the King of Sweden for "outstanding artistic achievement".

New!!: Jan Gehl and Prince Eugen Medal · See more »

Public space

A public space is a place that is generally open and accessible to people.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Public space · See more »

Royal Court of Sweden

The Royal Court of Sweden (Kungliga Hovstaterna) is the official name for the organisation (royal households) that supports the monarch, and the royal house.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Royal Court of Sweden · See more »

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts · See more »

Strøget

Strøget is a pedestrian, car free shopping area in Copenhagen, Denmark.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Strøget · See more »

Sydney central business district

The Sydney central business district (also Sydney CBD, and often referred to simply as "the Town" or "the City") is the main commercial centre of Sydney, the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Sydney central business district · See more »

Transit-oriented development

In urban planning, a transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Transit-oriented development · See more »

Transport for London

Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system in Greater London, England.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Transport for London · See more »

Urban area

An urban area is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Urban area · See more »

Urban design

Urban design is the process of designing and shaping the physical features of cities, towns and villages.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Urban design · See more »

Visiting scholar

In US academia, a visiting scholar, visiting researcher, visiting fellow, visiting lecturer or visiting professor is a scholar from an institution who visits a host university and is projected to teach, lecture, or perform research on a topic the visitor is valued for.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Visiting scholar · See more »

Wellington

Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with residents.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Wellington · See more »

Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, representing the country's third-largest city by population, behind Auckland and Christchurch.

New!!: Jan Gehl and Wellington City Council · See more »

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Gehl

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »