Jan Gehl
Danish architect, author of Life Between Buildings
Episodes
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#3587: Surviving the Hallway Shuffle: Building Design & Neighbor AwkwardnessWhy narrow hallways and tiny elevators make neighborly small talk unavoidable — and what to do about it. -
#3439: Why Ashdod Feels Like a Parking LotIsraeli development towns feel empty despite high density. The culprit? 1950s modernist planning. -
#3192: Jane Jacobs Made Simple: How Cities Really WorkDecoding the four conditions for thriving cities from the woman who took on Robert Moses. -
#3190: Architects Are Actually ErgonomistsWhat architects actually do vs. what pop culture shows you — and why it matters for how spaces feel. -
#3086: How 2 Cities Banned Cars From Their CentersPontevedra and Ghent removed cars from their cores. Emergency response times actually got faster. -
#2748: What Cities Look Like Without CarsHow Barcelona, Paris, and others are redesigning streets for people instead of vehicles — and what we can learn from them.