Chapter 3
Infrastructure and Spatial Organisation
At the root of any new project is an idea and if we cannot find
a fresh concept for a project, we will not implement it because
it will fall short of what we have come to respect. We believe
that the shortest way to the bright future we seek lies in a
creative and pioneering approach.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
“What’s OPM?”
“Other People’s money. What makes real estate a great
business is that the government lets you take deductions on
interest and depreciation while your assets keep growing. The
three most important things in real estate are location, location
and location. A beautiful building up on a hill is a waste of
time. An ugly building downtown will make you rich.”
Sidney Sheldon
“Cities must not be built for economics alone – to build up the
property market – not for politics alone – to glorify the Prince
(in whatever form of government). They must be built for
people and for the poorest first.”
Barbara Ward
. . .It took a vision. That was supplied by a Danish architect. . .
Jan Gehl. . .But it was also driven by the long-term, marketfriendly, practical backing of the city authorities in
Copenhagen since 1962, when the main shopping street,
Stroget, was pedestrianized.
Hamish McRae
. . .throughout the history of their development, people have
been linear, frontal, horizontal, 5 km/h – 3 mph beings.
Jan Gehl
life, space, buildings – in that order
Jan Gehl
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Infrastructure and Spatial Organisation
At the root of any new project is an idea and if we cannot find
a fresh concept for a project, we will not implement it because
it will fall short of what we have come to respect. We believe
that the shortest way to the bright future we seek lies in a
creative and pioneering approach.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
“What’s OPM?”
“Other People’s money. What makes real estate a great
business is that the government lets you take deductions on
interest and depreciation while your assets keep growing. The
three most important things in real estate are location, location
and location. A beautiful building up on a hill is a waste of
time. An ugly building downtown will make you rich.”
Sidney Sheldon
“Cities must not be built for economics alone – to build up the
property market – not for politics alone – to glorify the Prince
(in whatever form of government). They must be built for
people and for the poorest first.”
Barbara Ward
. . .It took a vision. That was supplied by a Danish architect. . .
Jan Gehl. . .But it was also driven by the long-term, marketfriendly, practical backing of the city authorities in
Copenhagen since 1962, when the main shopping street,
Stroget, was pedestrianized.
Hamish McRae
. . .throughout the history of their development, people have
been linear, frontal, horizontal, 5 km/h – 3 mph beings.
Jan Gehl
life, space, buildings – in that order
Jan Gehl
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
V. Proag, Infrastructure Planning and Management: An Integrated Approach,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48559-7_3
61