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, ...
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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.
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New. 2011. None. Paperback. Leon Krier is one of the best-known-and most provocative-architects and urban theoreticians in the world. This book provides a contemporary road map for designing or completing fragmented communities. Illustrated throughout with Krier's original drawings, it explains his theories on classical and vernacular urbanism and architecture. Num Pages: 346 pages, extensively illustrated illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 255 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1066......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
