Her questions pushed his work in a new direction of building for human needs in this new direction Gehl has been a driving force in making Copenhagen a walkable, bike-friendly city, and has forever changed the way architects and planners perceive the public realm. Jan Gehl was originally trained in modernist architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, but his wife, a psychologist, questioned him about the lack of interest architects had in designing buildings for people. By presenting their many stories, TheCityFix seeks to challenge our readers to think carefully about what defines leadership and innovation in sustainable transport and urban development. This series is intended to inform people about the leading paradigms surrounding sustainable transport and urban planning and the thinkers behind them. This is the fourth entry in the Urbanism Hall of Fame series, exclusive to TheCityFix.
Copenhagen, Denmark, is welcoming for both pedestrians and bicyclists because of the people-centered urban design principles that Jan Gehl spearheaded.
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