{"product_id":"people-cities-annie-matan-9781610917148","title":"People Cities: The Life and Legacy of Jan Gehl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A good city is like a good party--you stay for longer than you plan,\" says Danish architect Jan Gehl. He believes that good architecture is not about form, but about the interaction between form and life. Over the last 50 years, Gehl has changed the way that we think about architecture and city planning--moving from the Modernist separation of uses to a human-scale approach inviting people to use their cities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a time when growing numbers are populating cities, planning urban spaces to be humane, safe, and open to all is ever-more critical. With the help of Jan Gehl, we can all become advocates for human-scale design. Jan's research, theories, and strategies have been helping cities to reclaim their public space and recover from the great post-WWII car invasion. His work has influenced public space improvements in over 50 global cities, including New York, London, Moscow, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Sydney, and the authors' hometown of Perth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While much has been written by Jan Gehl about his approach, and by others about his influence, this book tells the inside story of how he learned to study urban spaces and implement his people-centered approach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Cities\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the work, theory, life, and influence of Jan Gehl from the perspective of those who have worked with him across the globe. Authors Matan and Newman celebrate Jan's role in changing the urban planning paradigm from an abstract, ideological modernism to a people-focused movement. It is organized around the creation of that movement, using key periods in Jan's working life as a structure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Cities\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire anyone who wants to create vibrant, human-scale cities and understand the ideas and work of an architect who has most influenced how we should and can design cities for people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annie Matan,Peter Newman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610917146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610917148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Annie Matan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097013395711,"sku":"9781610917148","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/people-cities-annie-matan-9781610917148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}