I grew up in a small town that was absolutely a perfect embodiment of new urbanism. Leon Krier absolutelyembodimentgrow 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
You need a prince to make a town in an intellectual sense. Developers want to make money. If they cared about architecture, they'd become architects. I've had so many projects that never came off because they had no sponsor, and not because they were utopian. I just want to build a town that's normal. Leon Krier architectarchitecturebuild 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
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
Surprisingly, the Eisenhower Memorial design contains almost none of the known Gehry-box of tricks. His giant etched chain-link curtain, first applied in 1979 to hide an ungracious parking garage at Santa Monica Place, is resurrected for Eisenhower to screen the equally graceless facade of the Department of Education. Leon Krier applyboxchain 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