Lots of English people say exactly the opposite of what they mean. Leon Krier englishlotopposite Change image and share on social
Horizontal and vertical sprawl... are the dinosaurs of an ending fossil-fuel age of synthetic culture. Leon Krier ageculturedinosaur Change image and share on social
I don't build because I am an architect. I can make true architecture because I do not build. Leon Krier architectarchitecturebuild Change image and share on social
As is the case with all good things in life - love, good manners, language, cooking - personal creativity is required only rarely. Leon Krier casecookcreativity Change image and share on social
Why should the Eisenhower memorial be over twice the size of WWII Memorial? Why should it be so vast as to comfortably house two Lincoln Memorials, two Washington Monuments, and two Jefferson Memorials - all six at once? Leon Krier comfortablyeisenhowerhouse share on social
You can't have the finest buildings if they're not in focus. They become like nice cars parked on the street. Leon Krier buildingcarfine Change image and share on social
If a dictator takes up my ideas, the resulting town will survive the political system that commissioned it and stand as a social good. Besides, modernism rather than classicism has dominated the architecture of totalitarian regimes of both the left and right. Leon Krier architectureclassicismcommission share on social
The problem was Le Corbusier was a genius and an enormous artist, but he tried to resolve problems to which there is no solution. So the idea to demolish the centre of Paris in order to adapt it to the car - he drew it! - is something not even the most bloody dictators conceived. Leon Krier adaptartistbloody share on social
