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Jan Gehl, born 1936. Architect, Senior Lecturer in Urban Design at the School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.
International teaching includes universities in Edinburgh, Vilnius, Oslo, Toronto, Calgary, Melbourne, Perth, Berkeley, San José and Guadalajara, and consultancy comprises cities in Europe, North America, Australia and the Far East. Previous publications include New City Spaces, Copenhagen 2000 and Public Spaces Public Life, Copenhagen 1996, winner of the Edra/PLACES Research Award, Jan Gehl 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.

LIFE BETWEEN BUILDINGS

"... thoughtful, beautiful and enlightening..."

"... this is a book that is a great inspiration to me in my work, and I look upon it as one of the classics for all professional or amateur students of architecture and community building, regardless of their age and background, or how short or long their experience may be"

"The patterns of pedestrian life he has observed and the recommendations he has made are highly applicable to American cities... A splendid piece of work."

"This book will have a lasting influence on the future quality of public open spaces. By helping us better understand the large public life of cities, Life Between Buildings can only move us toward more lively and healthy public places. Buy this book, find a comfortable place to sit in a public park or plaza, begin reading, look around. You will be surprised at how you will start to see (and design) the world differently."

"This book should mark a milestone for studies of the way people attribute meaning to and use public spaces in many countries. Owning it is a must for environmental design teachers and practitioners."