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An evening conversation with architect and urban designer Jan Gehl who will receive the prestigious Institution award at our Annual Luncheon. The Award is being made this year in recognition of Jan’s outstanding contribution to improving the quality of urban life internationally, particularly for the pedestrian and cyclist.
Architect, Professor (ret.) of Urban Design, The School of Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.
Jan is the the Founding Partner of Gehl Architects, Copenhagen.
Gehl Architects have worked on Major City Improvement projects including: Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Rotterdam, Riga, Edinburgh, London, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Amman, Seattle, New York and Moscow & Shanghai.
Publications include ”Life Between Buildings” (1971 and onwards, available in 24 languages), ”Public Spaces – Public Life, ”New City Spaces”, ”New City Life”, ”Cities for People” (Island Press, 2010, available in 20 languages), ”How to Study Public Life” (Island Press 2013).
Jan Gehl has been awarded numerous national and international awards including ”Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize for exemplary contributions to Town Planning” by The International Union of Architects and an honorary doctors degree from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
Jan is a Honorary Fellow of The Danish Institute of Architects, The Royal British Institute of Architects, the American Institute of Architects, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Royal Incorporation of Scottish Architects and the Planning Institutes of Australia and Ireland.
Architect, Professor (ret.) of Urban Design, The School of Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.
Jan is the the Founding Partner of Gehl Architects, Copenhagen.
Gehl Architects have worked on Major City Improvement projects including: Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Rotterdam, Riga, Edinburgh, London, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Amman, Seattle, New York and Moscow & Shanghai.
Publications include ”Life Between Buildings” (1971 and onwards, available in 24 languages), ”Public Spaces – Public Life, ”New City Spaces”, ”New City Life”, ”Cities for People” (Island Press, 2010, available in 20 languages), ”How to Study Public Life” (Island Press 2013).
Jan Gehl has been awarded numerous national and international awards including ”Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize for exemplary contributions to Town Planning” by The International Union of Architects and an honorary doctors degree from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
Jan is a Honorary Fellow of The Danish Institute of Architects, The Royal British Institute of Architects, the American Institute of Architects, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Royal Incorporation of Scottish Architects and the Planning Institutes of Australia and Ireland.
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