BenchMark at MIT: Smart Furniture Uses Gehl Tools
Gehl Institute is proud to announce the launch of BenchMark: a project that uses street furniture to measure the diverse benefits of social interaction in public space. Moveable benches and…
Program Areas: Urban Intervention Research
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SplashJAM as a Catalyst for Play
The splashJAM is a pilot prototype to test how play and water can bring neighbors and families out, from all over the city, and create a new hub for families.…
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Federal Bureau of (public life) Instigation
Using Humor to Provoke Urban ChangeIn order to investigate the effect of humor on influencing individual and collective culture, Gehl created the Federated Bureau of (Public Life) Instigation (FB(pl)I) to…
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Historic West End Pilot
Gehl Institute received support from the Charlotte Knight office in the summer of 2015. This builds on Gehl’s Charlotte Public Space Plan, which we produced with Center City Partners in…
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Civic Innovation Spaces
The new San Jose City Hall plaza was a fundamental component with a series of recent large-scale projects intended to revitalize the city’s downtown. However, ten years after its opening, the plaza…