Quotes by Leon Krier

About Leon Krier:

Léon Krier is 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.
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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 t...

Leon Krier

As is the case with all good things in life - love, good manners, language, cooking - personal creativity is required only rarely.

Leon Krier

The more you densify a city, the more congestion will increase, however technology changes... cities so packed that they will no longer function... vertical sprawl.

Leon Krier

Author Bio

  • NameLeon Krier
  • DescriptionLuxembourgian architect
  • BornApril 7, 1946
  • CountryLuxembourg
  • ProfessionArchitect
  • AwardsRome Prize