On Friday, urban planner Jan Gehl visited downtown Brooklyn, leading a tour that stopped at Metrotech, Fulton Mall, Atlantic Terminal Mall, and Atlantic Center Mall. As for his verdict on Bruce Ratner’s plans for the Atlantic Yards, Gehl, who’s also the Director of the Center for Public Space Research at the School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, had this to say: “It’s not what should be built in a city like New York…[Gehry's] buildings are not human scale, they are designed for elephants and dinosaurs.” Dem’s fightin’ words!
Jan Gehl Tour [DDDB]
Jan Gehl Bio [Project for Public Spaces]