Life Between Buildings
by Jan Gehl · first published 1971
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“. . .thoughtful, beautiful, and enlightening...” —Jane Jacobs “This book will have a lasting infl uence on the future quality of public open spaces. By helping us better understand the larger public life of cities, Life between Buildings can only move us toward more lively and healthy public places. Buy this book, fi nd 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.” —Landscape Architecture
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I must recommend Jan Gehl's masterpiece, Life Between Buildings http://amzn.to/1jwFtcP
on “How Frank Lloyd Wright Tried to Solve the City” ↗I highly recommend Jan Gehl's "Life Between Buildings", which even though was written at the beginning of the '70s is still very relevant today. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Gehl#Influence) > Gehl's book Public Spaces, Public Life describes how…
on “The sorry state of neighbourhood design in America: a mother writes” ↗I encourage anyone interested in this subject to read Jan Gehl's Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space http://amzn.to/1Cpbe3u
on “With Porches and Parks, a Texas Community Aims for Urban Utopia” ↗…would make a huge impact on the sustainability of cities by regulating the heat/cold much better. Also if you look at old European cities you can pretty much compress away all the car space. Jan Gehl's "Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space"[0] is a fantastic read if you're into thinking about this sort of thing. [0] ISBN 978-87-7407-360-4
on “We Should Be Building Cities for People, Not Cars (2016)” ↗I was given the gift of one of his books by an architect friend. It was and is one of the best books I've ever read and it completely transformed the way I understand the world. The book is called "Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space" but as far as I know any one of his books will do the trick.
on “Jan Gehl: how to build a good city [video]” ↗