Private company

Gehl Architects

Logo: gehlpeople.com³

Global urban research and design consultancy based in Copenhagen, Denmark¹

Gehl is an urban research and design consulting firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 2000 by Professor Jan Gehl and urban designer Helle Søholt as a continuation of Gehl's research within the area over the past four decades. The firm specialises in improving the quality of urban life by re-orienting city design towards pedestrians and cyclists.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded¹

HeadquartersCopenhagen¹
Websitegehlpeople.com

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New Road, Brighton - shared space — Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

Gehl is an urban research and design consulting firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 2000 by Professor Jan Gehl and urban designer Helle Søholt as a continuation of Gehl's research within the area over the past four decades. The firm specialises in improving the quality of urban life by re-orienting city design towards pedestrians and cyclists.²

Timeline

2000Founded Founded¹

Links

Websitegehlpeople.com¹
X (Twitter)x.com/citiesforpeople¹
Facebookwww.facebook.com/GehlCitiesforPeople¹
Instagramwww.instagram.com/gehl_citiesforpeople¹
LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/gehl-making-cities-for-people¹
WikipediaGehl Architects
WikidataQ5530073

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