Cities of Awe Lab
The Cities of Awe Lab reimagines cities as opportunities to nurture awe and a better quality of life for all.
The Cities of Awe Lab is a partnership between UC Berkeley, Gehl and The Gambrell Foundation to redesign our environments into communities built around nature, art, music and collective experiences. Awe isn’t just a nice-to-have. It quiets the ego, reduces anxiety and depression and increases our connection to others. Most importantly, it gets you out of your own head so you can experience something bigger. Our cities have become fragmented but if we infuse our cities with more moments of awe, they can become places for connection, purpose and meaning.
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Book
Awe, Dacher Keltner (opens in a new tab)
Psychologist and professor, Keltner explains what awe is, what causes it, and how it can make us healthier and kinder. It’s a simple, moving reminder that small moments of wonder can fuel a bigger, more generous life.
Book
Cities for People, Jan Gehl (opens in a new tab)
For more than forty years Jan Gehl has helped to transform urban environments around the world based on his research into the ways people actually use—or could use—the spaces where they live and work. In this revolutionary book, Gehl presents his latest work creating (or recreating) cityscapes on a human scale. He clearly explains the methods and tools he uses to reconfigure unworkable cityscapes into the landscapes he believes they should be: cities for people.