"To be a good architect you have to love people, because architecture is an applied art and deals with the frameworks for people's lives." This quote sums up a lot of why I have chosen to pursue a career in real estate. I love the quote from Ralph Erskine that Gehl closed with. City design can have a tangible effect on local climate (p. People will almost always use ramps over stairs when all other factors are equal (p. Many old city centers conform to this standard (p. One kilometer is the generally acceptable distance for city walking.
The fifth floor is the height limit for human/street connectivity (p. More roads will always lead to more traffic (p. Some interesting points to consider that I pulled from the reading: If I had to sum up this book in one phrase, it would be, "Cars, bad.
The main argument brought forward supports pedestrianism as the key to designing cities that are lively, safe, sustainable, and healthy. He gives persuasive evidence for how modern architecture has departed from the essence of livability that had dictated city design for prior centuries. Jan Gehl presents his perspective on how to properly develop cities on a human scale.
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