The Human Scale

What constitutes a good habitat for Homo sapiens? What happens when architects, urban planners, and designers prioritize humans in their designs? Danish architect Jan Gehl systematically studied human behavior in cities for four decades. Using its methods, thoughts and conclusions as a starting point, the film takes the viewer to Melbourne, Dhaka, New York, Chongqing, Christchurch and Copenhagen to answer the question of how we can design for interaction and encounter. The film will be introduced with a lecture by Ianthe Mantingh.

Ianthe Mantingh is an architect and the director of Zijdekwartier Architects, the first architectural firm affiliated with the National Coalition Against Loneliness. Ianthe believes, "Loneliness is something we can only tackle together." In her lecture preceding The Human Scale, she illustrates the possibilities in the built environment to naturally provide space for connections between people.

Sat April 6 - Room 6 - 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM