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Walking down a green neighbourhood alley in a residential block. Credit: Gehl

Integrating existing ecology into Kuala Lumpur’s new township

  • Urban Design & Masterplanning

Park City Botanika

Arts & Culture

Asia Pacific

2022-
Credit: Gehl

Designing Jaipur’s first fully self-sustaining and regenerative neighborhood

  • Urban Design & Masterplanning

Dhun Masterplan

Civic & Public

Asia Pacific

2023-
Credit: Donna White

Investigating the role of emotions in how young people experience awe in Charlotte

  • Social Spatial Research

In Awe of Charlotte

Philanthropy

North America

2024-2025
Connecticut Avenue is a wide, historic corridor that has grown less pedestrian-friendly over time. Yet, it holds strong potential to string together public spaces like Dupont Circle, Longfellow Park (pictured), and Farragut Square. Credit: Gehl.

Shaping inclusive public realm transformation in Downtown DC

  • Place Activation
  • Urban Design & Masterplanning
  • Urban Strategy

Downtown DC Public Realm Plan

Civic & Public

North America

2023-2024
A mix of modern studios for young professionals and spacious luxury duplexes for people seeking elevated living. Each apartment is crafted for comfort and style, with floor-to-ceiling windows and stunning views of sunsets, the Guanacaste hills, or the lively neighborhood below. Credit: Gehl

Setting a new standard for equitable and sustainable Costa Rican developments

  • Urban Design & Masterplanning

Parque Tempisque

Real Estate

Latin America

2024-
Site visit to one of the recently completed Mellon-funded new monuments — the Harriet Tubman Monument in Newark, NJ. Credit: Gehl

Evaluating the impact of investing in the public memory landscape

  • Social Spatial Research

The Mellon Monuments Project Impact Assessment

Philanthropy

North America

2023-2024
Credit: J. Balla Photography

Shaping human-scale urbanism for the future of Brasília

  • Urban Design & Masterplanning

Fazenda Paranoazinho, Brasília

Civic & Public

Latin America

2014
In 2023, alongside the World Congress of Architecture in Copenhagen, we launched a Thriving Foodscapes exhibition and hosted a three-day masterclass with urban planning and public health leaders from six cities. Spreading awareness, sharing knowledge, and building capacity are key to advancing community-centered food systems. Credit: Novo Nordisk

Building a movement for community-centered food systems

  • Community Engagement
  • Social Spatial Research

Movement Building

Food Systems

Global

2020-
Credit: Visit Düsseldorf

Creating a more livable and cycle-friendly Düsseldorf

  • Social Spatial Research
  • Urban Strategy

Düsseldorf Cycling Health Check

Civic & Public

Europe

2018
Copenhagen city life and activity hubs showing how integrated urban design supports vibrant, multifunctional station areas. Credit: Heino Eisner

Transforming Copenhagen’s transit hubs into community assets

  • Social Spatial Research
  • Urban Mobility

Copenhagen M5 Metro Ring

Civic & Public

Europe

2023-2025
The historic building Gjuteriet will be transformed into an open public meeting spot. Credit: Rasmus Hjortshøj/COAST Studio

Repurposing Southern Sweden’s former shipyard into people-friendly public spaces

  • Urban Design & Masterplanning

Varvsstaden Public Space Plan

Civic & Public

Europe

2017-2022
The public realm poses a challenge to healthy food access in peripheral neighborhoods of Bogotá. Steep terrain, lack of transportation, and limited healthy food offerings make it difficult for Bogotanos to access the fresh produce needed to cook at home. The nature of the public realm forces people to rely on processed and fast food that is more accessible and heavily advertised. Credit: Gehl

Working across silos to address Bogotá’s food deserts through public space improvements

  • Community Engagement
  • Social Spatial Research
  • Urban Strategy

Healthy School Food Environment Pilot

Food Systems

Latin America

2020-2023
Ajuda residents have a median income in the bottom 30% of Lisbon’s earnings and well below the city’s average (2009). The neighborhood’s population nearly doubles daily due to the influx of university staff and students. Credit: Gehl

Improving food access in a disinvested community in Lisbon

  • Community Engagement
  • Social Spatial Research
  • Urban Strategy

Ajuda Foodscape Study

Food Systems

Europe

2021-2022
Due to investments in large-scale infrastructure, the density of Melbourne’s peripheral areas is increasing. This is causing significant changes in the urban fabric of suburban centers. To measure changes over time, Gehl established a benchmark study in each of the station precincts focused at impacts on the public realm and changes in public life patterns. Credit: Suburban Rail Loop Authority

Enabling future impact assessment of Melbourne’s expanding rail infrastructure

  • Social Spatial Research
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Strategy

Suburban Rail Loop Urban Baseline Study

Civic & Public

Asia Pacific

2023
Credit: Gehl

Reimagining Duisburg, Germany’s industrial site as a vibrant public destination

  • Place Activation
  • Social Spatial Research
  • Urban Strategy

Public Life Vision and Placemaking Concept for Duisburg Alga Areal

Real Estate

Europe

2023
Wilton Park, developed by IPUT Real Estate, is a landmark mixed-use development in the heart of Dublin Southside. As part of the development, new office workplaces are complemented by a transformed public realm, enhancing connectivity, accessibility, and vibrancy. Credits: IPUT Real Estate, Dublin

Measuring the impact of placemaking at Wilton Park, Dublin

  • Social Spatial Research
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Strategy

Making Impact IPUT Dublin

Real Estate

Europe

2020-2027
Credit: Gehl

Designing Riga’s Central Station square for better flows and public life

  • Urban Design & Masterplanning

Riga Central Station Square Concept Design

Civic & Public

Europe

2020
A vision for an integrated green path (not a tunnel) that would seamlessly connect Planten un Blomen park and Alter Elbpark. Credit: Gehl

Creating high-quality, equitable streets in Hamburg for all users

  • Urban Design & Masterplanning

Connecting Alter Elbpark

Civic & Public

Europe

2019
Credit: Achim Mende

Making Mannheim an even better city to live, visit, and invest in

  • Urban Design & Masterplanning

Mannheim Towards a Livable City

Civic & Public

Europe

2018
Koen Dori, one of the central streets in Shibuya, North from the famous scramble crossing, was closed for vehicles but open to people walking to enjoy public spaces in an unusual way for Tokyo. Credit: Gehl

Telling Shibuya, Tokyo’s story through human-centered data

  • Place Activation
  • Community Engagement
  • Social Spatial Research

DIG Shibuya Impact Evaluation

Civic & Public

Asia Pacific

2025
Credit: Gehl

Connecting communities through public space in Lexington, US

  • Place Activation
  • Community Engagement
  • Social Spatial Research

SplashJam Pilot and PSPL

Civic & Public

North America

2015-2016
In Chile, 75% of the population is overweight or obese, and in Santiago, more than half of the children are overweight or obese, which persists into adulthood. Credit: Roger Ismael

Preventing childhood obesity in urban settings with UNICEF

  • Urban Strategy

Childhood Overweight Prevention in Urban Settings

Food Systems

Latin America

2021-2022
A central ambition for the project has been to merge everyday community living with immediate contact with wild nature. Credit: Gehl

Designing a playful neighborhood in Billund, the Capital of Children

  • Urban Design & Masterplanning
  • Social Spatial Research

Travbyen

Real Estate

Europe

2022-2023