Melbourne
ES PLACPEOPLE FOR
/ AUSTRALIA / 1994 - 2004
PROJECT: URBAN REALM STRATEGY CLIENT: MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL
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In 1994 Jan Gehl was invited to Melbourne to conduct a survey examining the issues and opportunities regarding public space and to collect data on public life. The data was presented in ‘Places for People’. In 2004 Gehl Architects conducted an update and the results were clear and concise: Melbourne has achieved an impressive rebirth of public life in the city.
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‘Places for People’ edition 1994 and 2004 was awarded the ‘Edra Places Award’ in 2006 as well as ‘The Australian Award for Urban Design’ in 2005.
CITY PROJECT
Melbourne improved the quality of the public realm and has introduced 71% more people-oriented high-quality urban spaces from 1994 to 2004. Over the last decade Melbourne has experienced an urban renaissance through a gradual but consistent transformation of streets, lanes and other spaces into public places that are culturally engaging and diverse, and that response to the city’s intrensic physical character. Some of the achievements reached between 1994 and 2004 following the recommendations from ’Places for People’ are shown to the right.
A revitalised network of lanes & arcades.
Article by Norman Day 1990.
Daytime pedestrian traffic has increased:
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40%
Stationary activities have increased:
300%