1. Places for People
Henriette Vamberg, Director

2. Gehl Architects
A wish for making an
Impact with a human
centred planning
perspective

3. Those were the days when architects
were big, and people were quite small....
The all time low point of City planning

6. Life Space Buildings

7. 12 key quality criteria
Quality criteria for the public realm
PROTECTION

8. 1

9. Pedestrians
should be protected against traffic
accidents …

10. Pedestrians should be offered a safe
environment free of traffic accidents
Separate systems
give no security
and do not feel
safe

11. Create safe conditions for pedestrians
But not like
this!

12. People want to go direct

13. Pedestrians should be offered a safe
environment free of crime and violence
2

14. People should feel safe

15. Pedestrians should be offered protection against unpleasant climatic
conditions
Prioritise comfort – create shelter
3

16. 3

17. 12 quality criteria
COMFORT

18. Walking along
Create good conditions for pedestrians - so they can move freely
4

19. Pedestrians should be offered a nice walking environment
Avoid uneven surfaces

20. Pedestrians should be offered a nice walking environment
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Rijeka, Croatia
Avoid obstacles

21. Pedestrians should be offered a nice walking environment
Italy UK
Avoid obstacles

22. Create good conditions for pedestrians
Not too
narrow….or filled
up with parked
cars
New York
Belgrade, Serbia

23. Create good conditions for pedestrians
Avoid stairs
Germany

24. Mexico

25. Walking across
Avoid long waiting times
4
Sydney, Australia

26. People should be offered possibilities to stand and sit
5
Avoid long straight and closed facades

27. People should be offered possibilities to stand and sit
Sydney, Australia Edinburg, UK

28. People should be offered possibilities to sit
Avoid odd and cold materials
6

29. People should be offered possibilities to sit
Montevideo, Uruguay

30. People should be offered possibilities to sit
2000 moveable chairs in Bryant Park N.Y

31. People should be offered a good view
Avoid placing
towards dull
surroundings
7

32. Give people something beautiful to look at
Make it possible
to enjoy the
view
Copenhagen, Denmark

33. People should be offered a noise free environment
8

34. People should be offered a noise free environment
Cortona, Italy Montevideo, Uruguay

35. The space should be inviting for people activities
9
Frederiksberg, Denmark

36. The space should be inviting for people activities
Avoid
monofunctional
use

37. 12 quality criteria
ENJOYMENT

38. Spaces should relate to a human scale
Avoid large
oversized public
spaces
10
Oerestad, Denmark

39. Spaces should relate to a human scale
Copenhagen, Denmark

40. Spaces should provide sun …
11
Copenhagen, Denmark

41. … or shade depending on the climate
Italy

42. A space should be well designed and inviting
12
Copenhagen, Denmark

43. A space should be well designed and inviting
Raise the
standard and
maintain the
furniture

44. When the 12 quality criterias have been applied to a space
a good balance can be achieved

45. The qualities of the pedestrian
landscape
Piazza Il Campo, Siena

46. Fields Shopping Center
Ørestad High School
Ferring office building

51. Strædet
Kay Fiskers Plads Strædet
Kay Fiskers Plads

52. 2 public spaces in Copenhagen
8.000 pedestrians per day 8.000 pedestrians per day
Open, windswept, no human scale. Wonderful climate, human scale
0 Benches or Café chairs 372 Benches or Café chairs
19 persons = average stationary 258 pers. = average stationary
activity pattern activity pattern
13 times as many stationary activities in Strædet
Kay Fiskers Plads, Ørestaden Strædet, City centre

53. New Road, Brighton _ before
CABE Conference - London
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March 2008

54. New Road - Brighton, England
Before renovation – September 2005
Very few people choose to spend time
at New Road despite proximity to
theatres, parks, and cafe’s
CABE Conference - London
54
March 2008

55. New Road – a new route in the city
175 % more pedestrian traffic
CABE Conference - London
55
March 2008

60. New Road - Brighton, England
After the renovation, New Road became one of the
most popular places in Brighton to spend time
600 % more staying activity
4th most important destination in Brighton
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CABE Conference - London
March 2008

61. www.gehlarchitects.com

62. blog www.gehlcitiesforpeople.com