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Jan is an Architect MAA & FRIBA, Professor Emeritus of

Urban Design at the School of Architecture in Copenhagen.

Jan has been awarded the Sir Patrick Abercrombie prize

for exemplary contributions to town planning by the

International Union of Architects as well as an honorary

doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

Jan has received honorary fellowships to the Royal Institute

of British Architects (Int. FRIBA), the American Institute

of Architecture (FAIA), the Royal Architectural Institute of

Canada, and the Planning Institute of Australia.

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Qualifications

1960 B&m.Arch, school of Architecture, royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark

Work experience

2003-06 Professor, Director: Center for Public space research, school of Architecture, royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,

Copenhagen, Denmark

2000- Founding partner, Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark

1971 lecturer, later senior lecturer of Urban Design, school of Architecture, royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,

Copenhagen, Denmark

1966 research position,school of Architecture, royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark.

1960-66 Practising as architect in various architectural offices.

Visiting professor

2000 UsA: Cleveland

south Africa: University of Cape town

indonesia: Yogjakarta University

1999+03 Costa rica: Universidad de Costa rica, san Jose

1999 lithuania: t.U. Vilnius

1995 Germany: hannover

1991 Belgium: Gent, Antwerpen, Diepenbeek

1990 Australia: Calgary

1987 Poland: Wroclaw

1986 Germany: Dresden

1983+85 UsA: Berkeley, Univ. of California

1983 mexico: Guadalajara

1978 Australia: West Australia & rmit, melbourne

1978 norway: oslo

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1977 Canada: Waterloo

1976 Australia: melbourne

1972-73 Canada: toronto

Honorary degree

Doctor of letters, heriot-Watt University, edinburgh, 1992

National and international prizes

honorary Fellow Planning institute of Australia (2010)

lifelong grant from the Danish Arts Foundation (2009)

honorary Fellow royal Architectural institute of Canada (2009)

honorary Fellow American institute of Architects (2008), (hon. FAiA)

international Fellow royal institute of British Architects (2007) (int.FriBA)

n.l.høyen medal for contributions on research and teaching concerning the Arts

“eDrA / Places research Award«, 2006. w/City of melbourne

Australia Urban Design Award 2005 (w/City of melbourne)

Australia Planning Award, 2003 (w/City of Adelaide)

»Prize of the Danish Pavers Guild«, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2000

»Dalicarlika-Prize« for public space planning, sweden, 1999

»eDrA / Places research Award«, 1998. (environmental Design research Association, UsA)

the international Union of Architects, 1993

»sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize - for exemplary contributions to town Planning and territorial Development«.

Decorations

Cavaliere dell´ordine »Al merito della republica italiana«

medaglia di Bronzo: Benemeriti della scuola, della Cultura e dell´Arte (italy)

Books

“Cities for People”, Bogvaerket (Danish), island Press (english) and China Architecture & Building Press (Chinese), 2010

“new City life” w/Gemzøe, Kirknæs & søndergaard, Danish Architectural Press, Copenhagen 2006

»new City spaces«, with l. Gemzøe, Danish Architectural Press, Copenhagen 2001 and 2004

»Public spaces and Public life« Copenhagen, 1996, 2003 with l. Gemzøe. Danish Architectural Press, Copenhagen 1996.

(Winner of eDrA/Places research Award, 1998)

»life between Buildings« (1971) republished in 6 editions in Danish and 7 editions in english. Published in Denmark, UsA,

norway, holland, Japan, China, Korea, italy, Costa rica, taiwan, Czech republic, Germany, spain, Bangladesh, Vietnam,

Poland, serbia , romania.

TV-Documentary

“Cities for People”, (56 min) (2001). Joint production of the national tv-Channels in Denmark, sweden, norway, Finland &

iceland.