AT THE INVITATION OF VFU “CHERNORIZETS HRABAR”, THE WORLD-RENOWNED ARCHITECT JAN GEHL WILL PRESENT HIS LATEST BOOK IN VARNA
04 April 2020
"I consider Varna Free University to be "my"university. I am delighted that my book "How to Study Public Life" is published by the university, " said the world-renowned architect and urbanist Jan Gehl in an exclusive interview for VFU “ Chernorizets Hrabar” the day before his arrival in Varna. The author will present the "Bible in Urban Studies" on 5 March 2020, at 5:30 pm at the Graphite Hotel Gallery in Varna.
"The purpose of this book is to enable professionals and citizens to take action to make cities more friendly to people. I wish all the cities in Bulgaria good luck in achieving this," said Prof. Arch. Gehl. ( for the full interview, see here: https://bit.ly/39oSnvy )
Urban life has to be established as an important part of urban planning, says the latest book by the world-renowned architect, translated into Bulgarian by Assoc. Prof. Arch. Plamen Petrov, PhD - lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture at VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar". On 180 pages, Prof. Jan Gehl and his doctoral student Birgit Svare present the knowledge of human behaviour in an urban environment on an equal footing with the knowledge of buildings and transportation systems.
During his visit to Varna Prof. Arch. Jan Gehl will visit the pedestrian area of the city with lecturers of the Faculty of Architecture and the famous Varna Local historian and architectural heritage researcher Hristiyan Oblakov. The leading Danish architect will get acquainted with the relief map in the Seaside Garden and will meet with its author - the student at Varna Free University Kristiyan Ivanov. The idea of a 3D map with landmarks from the historic core of the park and the Braille texts for visually impaired people originated in the student laboratory "Varna - A City for People", which is held at Varna Free University under the auspices of Prof. Gehl. The project was implemented with the support of the higher education institution and the Culture Fund of Varna Municipality, and the fifth-year student Christiyan Ivanov won the personal student awards of the Municipality of Varna for 2019.
The book "How to Study Public Life" in Bulgarian is published with the assistance of Holding Varna AD.
Prof. Jan Gehl's public programme in Varna:
5 March 2020
11.00 am 3D map of the Seaside Garden at the entrance of the Seaside Garden
Suitable for photo reporters and cameramen
11.30 - 12.30 Meeting with the media
Graphite Hotel Gallery, Graphite Gallery
5.30 pm Presentation of the book "How to Study Public Life" and a public lecture. ADMISSION FREE
Graphite Hotel Gallery, Graphite Gallery