Leon Krier
Leon Krier
Léon Krieris an architect, architectural theorist and urban planner. He is a representative of New Urbanism and New Classical Architecture. Krier was the first laureate of the Driehaus Architecture Prize in 2003. Léon Krier is the younger brother of architect Rob Krier...
NationalityLuxembourger
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth7 April 1946
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eisenhower jefferson lincoln memorial memorials six size twice vast
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?
analogies architecture models
For architecture, nature provides only indications and analogies, not models to imitate.
bottles fluidity liquid
The rigidity of a bottle's form does not affect the fluidity of the liquid it contains.
love-life creativity things-in-life
As is the case with all good things in life - love, good manners, language, cooking - personal creativity is required only rarely.
architecture architect i-can
I don't build because I am an architect. I can make true architecture because I do not build.