Making cities for people.

Gehl is a networked urban strategy and design consultancy, offering expertise in the fields of architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, and city planning.

With offices in Copenhagen, San Francisco and New York, Gehl’s approach is iterative and holistic, making cities for people and the planet using life-centered data, strategy, and design.

Key Offerings:

Urban Strategy
Social Spatial Research
Community Engagement
Urban Mobility
Urban Design & Masterplanning
Place Activation

Select Clients

Google

Ford Motor Company

IKEA

Novo Nordisk

City of Copenhagen

The Gambrell Foundation

City of New York

Knight Foundation

City of Munich

City of Sydney

Work

A busy city street lined with shops, restaurants, and trees. People walk along the wide pedestrian area and sit on benches. Modern tall buildings rise on both sides, and tram tracks run down the center of the street.

George Street Public Space Strategy

Transforming Sydney’s central spine into a people-friendly boulevard.

A modern residential area with brick and wood-clad buildings, green spaces, a small pond, people walking, sitting, and socializing outdoors on a sunny day.

Favrholm Master Plan

Building a master plan on the principles of shared living.

Two people stand under a colorful, iridescent art installation made of geometric panels, with sunlight casting vibrant patterns on the ground in an outdoor park setting.

Google Urban Activation

Upholding Google’s goal to be a helpful neighbor.

A book with a gold cover and Arabic text lies closed next to an open page showing a headline, Delivering urban transformation to Saudi cities through a people-first approach, and a photo of people sitting under trees in a park.

National Urban Design Guidelines for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Delivering a people-first urban transformation in Saudi cities.

Leadership

Stories

Panel of Robin King, Director, Knowledge Capture and Collaboration, WRI, Cynthia Goytia, Head of the Master of Science in Urban Economics Program, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Solly Angel, Professor of City Planning, NYU Marron, Samhita Shiledar, Principal, RMI, Adriana Akers, Senior Project Manager, Gehl.

The Climate Solutions Hiding in Plain Sight

Across four Climate Week panels at kyu’s headquarters, leaders in housing, energy, transportation, policy and urban design looked past individual climate technologies to the places where they all come together.

Five people stand in a line onstage, holding hands and smiling. A projection screen behind them displays a “Thank you” message with a colorful butterfly graphic.

Joining Hands for Climate Week NYC & UNGA

IDEO, IDEO.org, Public Digital, Gehl, SYPartners, kyu, and their partners shared fresh perspectives around sustainability.

People are walking and sitting in a sunny park. Some are using their phones, pushing strollers, or talking. Green grass, trees, and benches are visible, with a movie poster and buildings in the background.

From People-First to Life-First

How Gehl is approaching designing cities for a thriving future.

A group of people sit on the floor in a circle, engaging in arts and crafts activities with colorful paper, markers, and other materials. They appear focused and relaxed in a creative, collaborative environment.

How Do We Transform the Future of Learning?

kyu member companies are leaning into paradigm-shifting thinking to shape education for today and tomorrow.

Ghost Note

Digital Kitchen