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Public Spaces Public LIfe - Copenhagan

Jan Gehl and Lars Gemzoe

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This book describes the remarkable qualitative improvements which have taken place in central Copenhagen over the past 34 years, and how they have been accomplished, and is a handbook on how to create human qualities in the city.

The study, Public Spaces and public life, Copenhagen 1996, was carried out from 1994-1996 by the Department of Urban Design, School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, as part of the School of Architectures participation in Copenhagens year as the Cultural Capital of Europe.

The book is split into 4 different sections

Part 1. Public Spaces- A report on how streets and squares in the city have developed over the period 1962-1996

Part 2. Public Life- This section contains the results of the surveys documenting how the city center was used in 1995/96.

Part 3. Interviews- Looks at who uses the city and what people think about it? The results of over 2,000 street interviews and 1, 000 questionnaires are presented, and include user descriptions of activities and viewpoints.

Part 4. Public Spaces Public Life 1996 A summary of the studies along with opinions and advice about the future development in the city.

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About the Author

Jan Gehl

Jan Gehl is an architect and professor of urban design at the School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. He has been awarded the Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize for exemplary contributions to town planning by the International Union of Architects as well as an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

Lars Gemzoe

Lars Gemzøe is an architect and senior lecturer in urban design at the School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and at DIS, Denmark’s International Study Program in Copenhagen.

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