Life Between Buildings

By Jan Gehl

LIFE BETWEEN BUILDINGS

Using Public Space

Jan Gehl

Translated by Jo Koch

Arkitektens Forlag - The Danish Architectural Press

Foreword by Ralph Erskine

Acknowledgements

Preface

1. Life Between Buildings

Three Types of Outdoor Activities

Life Between Buildings

Outdoor Activities and Quality of Outdoor Space

Outdoor Activities and Architectural Trends

Life Between Buildings - in Current Social Situations

2. Prerequisites For Planning

Processes and Projects

Senses, Communication, and Dimensions

Life Between Buildings - A Process

3. To Assemble Or Disperse: City and Site Planning

To Assemble or Disperse

To Integrate or Segregate

To Invite or Repel

To Open Up or Close In

4. Spaces For Walking, Places For Staying: Detail Planning

Spaces for Walking - Places For Staying

Walking

Standing

Sitting

Seeing, Hearing, and Talking

A Pleasant Place In Every Respect

Soft Edges

Bibliography

Illustration Credit