The Architecture Of Community
by Leon Krier /
2011 / English / PDF
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Leon Krier is one of the best-known—and most
provocative—architects and urban theoreticians in the world.
Until now, however, his ideas have circulated mostly among a
professional audience of architects, city planners, and
academics. In The Architecture of Community, Krier has
reconsidered and expanded writing from his 1998 book
Architecture: Choice or Fate. Here he refines and updates his
thinking on the making of sustainable, humane, and attractive
villages, towns, and cities. The book includes drawings,
diagrams, and photographs of his built works, which have not been
widely seen until now.
Leon Krier is one of the best-known—and most
provocative—architects and urban theoreticians in the world.
Until now, however, his ideas have circulated mostly among a
professional audience of architects, city planners, and
academics. In The Architecture of Community, Krier has
reconsidered and expanded writing from his 1998 book
Architecture: Choice or Fate. Here he refines and updates his
thinking on the making of sustainable, humane, and attractive
villages, towns, and cities. The book includes drawings,
diagrams, and photographs of his built works, which have not been
widely seen until now.
With three new chapters, The Architecture of Community provides a
contemporary road map for designing or completing today’s
fragmented communities. Illustrated throughout with Krier’s
original drawings, The Architecture of Community explains his
theories on classical and vernacular urbanism and architecture,
while providing practical design guidelines for creating livable
towns.
With three new chapters, The Architecture of Community provides a
contemporary road map for designing or completing today’s
fragmented communities. Illustrated throughout with Krier’s
original drawings, The Architecture of Community explains his
theories on classical and vernacular urbanism and architecture,
while providing practical design guidelines for creating livable
towns.
The book contains descriptions and images of the author’s built
and unbuilt projects, including the Krier House and Tower in
Seaside, Florida, as well as the town of Poundbury in England.
Commissioned by the Prince of Wales in 1988, Krier’s design for
Poundbury in Dorset has become a reference model for ecological
planning and building that can meet contemporary needs.
The book contains descriptions and images of the author’s built
and unbuilt projects, including the Krier House and Tower in
Seaside, Florida, as well as the town of Poundbury in England.
Commissioned by the Prince of Wales in 1988, Krier’s design for
Poundbury in Dorset has become a reference model for ecological
planning and building that can meet contemporary needs.