THE WORLD-RENOWNED DANISH ARCHITECT AND URBANIST PROF. ARCH. JAN GEHL WILL PRESENT HIS NEW BOOK IN VARNA
18 February 2020
The world-renowned Danish architect and urbanist Prof. Jan Gehl is arriving in Varna to present his new book, "How to Study Public Life". The book is published in Bulgarian by Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar".
The presentation by the author will be on 5 March 2020 at 5:30 pm at the Graphite Hotel-Gallery in the seaside capital.
The Bulgarian translation of the "bible in urban studies" is by Assoc. Prof. Arch. Plamen Petrov, PhD - lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture at VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar". On 180 pages, Prof. Jan Gehl and his doctoral student Birgit Svarre present the knowledge of human behaviour in an urban environment on an equal footing with the knowledge of buildings and transportation systems. The main purpose of the publication is to promote urban life as an important part of urban planning. "Political will and leadership are needed to address the problem of urban life," the Bulgarian edition reads. "Studies can be an important tool for improving urban spaces, aiming at shaping human – friendly cities. Studies can be used in decision-making as part of general planning or in the planning of individual elements, such as streets, squares and parks," the book also reads. "How to Study Public Life" is a fundamental book with tools for everyone who strives to create better cities for people, said Rob Adams, director of Melbourne City Design.Prof. Arch. Jan Gehl was conferred the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa of Varna Free University. Under his patronage is the student laboratory "Varna - A City for People", which is traditionally held at VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar". One of the university's specialized architectural offices is named after him.
Prof. Arch. Jan Gehl is the author of the monographs "Cities for People","Life between Buildings", "New Urban Spaces", "Public Spaces, Public Life", and more. His work includes projects to improve the urban environment in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Rotterdam, London, Amman, Melbourne, Sydney, San Francisco, New York, Moscow and others.
The book "How to Study Public Life" is published with the assistance of Holding Varna AD.