Handsome and weighty-feeling but less substantial than it seems, Andreas M. Dalsgaard‘s The Human Scale travels the world to convince us of an idea that has been widely held for decades: Cities ...

As Eugene Raskin highlights in Architectural Speaking, architecture can consider four types of scale to balance proportion, comfort, and experience, always prioritizing the human perspective.

Wright has adapted "The Human Scale" from "Captives," his November 2009 New Yorker essay describing the intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As a prose stylist, ...

Taking as its model the work of Danish architect Jan Gehl, “The Human Scale” makes an excellent case for designing cities around people instead of automobiles, traffic flow having dominated ...

As we age, our ability to balance can change. And that loss of balance can pose a serious risk. In fact, the CDC says that falling down is the No. 1 cause of accidental death for those over 65.

Balance-scale puzzles abound in recreational mathematics. The essential element is the humble two-pan balance scale — a staple of commerce over the millennia that’s still found in bustling rural ...