BYER FOR VOR TID HVAD TRENGER VI AT VIDE? (Oslo 20 Jan 2016) RESEARCH & PRACTICE

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1 BYER FOR VOR TID HVAD TRENGER VI AT VIDE? (Oslo 20 Jan 2016) RESEARCH & PRACTICE Difference between Social Housing and Genious Architecture Cartoon in Danish Newspaper JAN GEHL, PROFESSOR, DR. LITT. FOUNDING PARTNER: GEHL ARCHITECTS URBAN QUALITY CONSULTANTS, COPENHAGEN

2 Those were the days when architects were big, and people were quite smal... Graduation 1960 The all time low point of City planning

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4 Arkitekt M.A.A. Had to go back to Architecture School and study 40 more years

5 Studies on Use of Public Spaces in Italia 1965

6 Bangladesh, 2008 Vietnam, 2008 Iran, 2010

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11 Cities for People Available in all major languages!!

12 Two old Paradigms for City Planning * - and a new one

13 Carinvasion becomes domminating paradigm for Planning

14 All Cities have Traffic Departments and perfect statistics concerning traffic and parking * Do you know of any Citydepartment for pedestrians and public life? Hardly any City have statistics and data concerning the people who use the city

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16 Modernism becomes domminating paradigm for Planning

17 City Plan Scale Well organized

18 Site Plan Scale Well organized

19 People Scale Eyelevel / 5 km/h perspective Completely neglected

20 BRASILIA SYNDROME (1955..)

21 BRASILIA SYNDROME (1955..)

22 BRASILIA SYNDROME (1955..)

23 If a bunch of professional planners had been asked to reduce life in public spaces they could hardly have done this more efficiently than already prescribed by the Modernists!

24 Welcome to the Riverside and Please enjoy!!!

25 First we shape the cities -then they shape us

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27 After 50 years: A distinct change of Paradigm WANTED: - Lively, Liveable City - Sustainable City - Healthy City

28 Lively, Liveable City

29 Sustainable City A good Public Realm is a crucial factor for good Public Transportation

30 Houston -the City with the fattest people of the World Healthy City

31 WANTED: - Lively, Liveable City - Sustainable City - Healthy City Looking carefully after people in city planning will efficiently adress all 3 issues

32 Copenhagen From traffic place to People Place 50 Years Anniversary

33 Strøget (main street) pedestrianized

34 Public Space-Public Life Surweys: Copenhagen 1968, 1985, 1995 (+2005)

35 Many more People are walking in the city

36 4 times more people spend time in the city

37 In only 40 years the good season has been extended from 2 to 10 months

38 1900 to 2000: From nessesary to optional activities in the Public Spaces Will occur only if good quality is provided Will occur regardless of the quality provided

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41 Before After Phase 1: : Pedestrian Streets (Walking / Promenade)

42 Phase 2: : Car-free Squares / Cafées (Staying / Recreation )

43 Phase 3: : Activity Parks / Playgrounds (Playing / Sports / Activities)

44 Old Copenhagen Street: 4-5 car lanes New Copenhagen Street: 2 car lanes Street trees 2 bikelanes 2 sidewalks -and a good median for safe streetcrossings Phase 4: General improvements for pedestrians and public life throughout the city. Walk, be safe, enjoy

45 Bicycling in Copenhagen -on a citywide network of bicycle lanes

46 Going to work in the City of Copenhagen 2015: 45% use bicycle

47 Congratulations Copenhagen: Worlds most livable city (Monocle 2013)

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49 Oct 2011: New Danish Government arriving on bicycles at the Palace to be commissioned by the Queen. No Limousines no more?

50 Official Architecture Policy for Denmark, 2014 Putting People First Architecture Biennale, Venice Theme for the Danish Pavillon: Putting People First

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52 Major City Improvement Projects: Nuuk Copenhagen London Edinburgh Oslo Stockholm Riga Rotterdam Zürich Reykjavik? Moscow Seattle San Fransisco New York Previous Projects Current Projects Sao Paulo Cape Town Istanbul Amman Muscat Perth Adelaide Hobart Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Wellington Auckland Christchurch GEHL-Architects, Urban Quality Consultants, D

53 - when it comes to street life and ambience Melbourne has by now a distinct touch of say PARIS!

54 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. (4 Mio.)

55 A GREENER, GREATER NEW YORK

56 Phot:DOT/NYC

57 Moscow, Russia: Where car is King

58 Tverskaya Main Street,Moscow December 2011

59 Towards a great city for people Gehl Architects, July 2013

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62 Tverskaya, Main Street, Moscow December 2011 July 2013

63 Data is key - Making People Visible in Planning Public Space - Public Life surveys Many of the reports can be downloaded as PDF-files on our website

64 Kazakhstan January 2016

65 Jan Gehl & Birgitte Svarre, 2013

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67 The World is full of brilliant Designers. Desparately wanted: Equally good programs

68 RESEARCH & PRACTICE Let us develop a Profession! DO BOTH

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