Tools for Change — Summer Masterclass
Event Information
Description
Gehl Institute presents…
Tools for Change — Public Life Matters
This summer Shin-pei Tsay, Executive Director of Gehl Institute, will host "Tools for Change" with a focus on public life. Public life is what happens when people connect in public space, and can be an impetus to increase inclusivity, improve health, expand access to opportunities, and drive change that benefits everyone. Achieving public life allows everyone to thrive.
“People thrive when neighborhoods are vibrant, inviting, and accessible to everyone. Quality public spaces strengthen community bonds, and create opportunities for strangers to rub shoulders. Public life matters.”
— Shin-pei Tsay, Executive Director of Gehl Institute
Join Shin-pei and the Gehl team for three action-packed days.
Copenhagen will be your laboratory, a unique place to try out new tools for measuring and evaluating public life in public spaces and for discussing how quick urban interventions can radically transform and speed up the process of planning.
Along with Shin-pei and the Gehl team, you will walk-about, bicycle, listen to talks, engage in the analysis of case studies, join working sessions and eat delicious food, all the while forming a network of champions who are taking on the challenge of designing cities for people.
Masterclass Host
Masterclass Team
Itinerary
Day 1 – Getting to Know the Tools
Talks & guest talk, case studies, in conversation sessions, urban safari & dinner
Gehl team: David Sim, Henriette Vamberg, Johna Bela and Birgitte Bundesen Svarre + guest speaker.
Day 2 – Investigating the City
Guest talk, case studies, in conversation sessions & bicycle tour
Gehl team: David Sim, Camilla van Deurs, John Bela and Andreas Røhl + guest speaker.
Day 3 – Urban Visions & Change
Talks, case studies, in conversation sessions & evening reception
Gehl team: Helle Søholt, David Sim, Jeff Risom, Blaine Merker and Kristian Villadsen.
The masterclass fee Includes light breakfast and lunch for the three days, dinner on the first evening and cocktails on the last day.
Organizer Gehl – Making Cities for People
Organizer of Tools for Change — Summer Masterclass
Gehl are urban strategists and designers, who put people first. We work in cities around the world, to improve people’s everyday lives. With offices in Copenhagen, New York and San Francisco, we focus on Public Life, Urban Strategy, Design, Change Making as core services.
