Life Between Buildings
carey baker

LIFE BETWEEN BUILDINGS Using Public Space Jan Gehl Translated by Jo Koch Arkitektens Forlag - The Danish Architectural Press Foreword This is a book of quite exceptional importance for those who wish to deepen their understanding of the purposes of community planning and architecture. In 1971, the year of the first edition, Jan Gehl was one of those lone protagonists for the humane values that he so excellently studies, formulates, and illustrates. Since my first acquaintance with Jan Gehl and his thoughts, I have felt a deep kinship with and a respect for his insight into how architecture can serve people well. More than a decade later we can discern an increased interest among architects and others in these values he so eminently defends. Further, over the years Jan Gehl's message... continue