All buildings, large or small, public or private, have a public face, a facade; they therefore, without exception, have a positive or negative effect on the quality of the public realm, enriching or impoverishing it in a lasting and radical manner. The architecture of the city and public space is a matter of common concern to the same degree as laws and language—they are the foundation of civility and civilisation.
Authentic architecture is not the incarnation of the spirit of the age but of the spirit, full stop. - Leon Krier
Authentic architecture is not the incarnation of the spirit of the age but of the spirit, full stop.
- Leon Krier
A city is not an accident but the result of coherent visions and aims. - Leon Krier
A city is not an accident but the result of coherent visions and aims.
Human intelligence is a limited resource. It cannot solve problems caused by ignoring fundamentals of existence. - Leon Krier
Human intelligence is a limited resource. It cannot solve problems caused by ignoring fundamentals of existence.
I don't build because I am an architect. I can make true architecture because I do not build. - Leon Krier
I don't build because I am an architect. I can make true architecture because I do not build.
Lots of English people say exactly the opposite of what they mean. - Leon Krier
Lots of English people say exactly the opposite of what they mean.
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.… - Leon Krier
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.…
Cities and landscapes are illustrations of our spiritual and material worth. They not only express our values but give them a tangible reality. They … - Leon Krier
Cities and landscapes are illustrations of our spiritual and material worth. They not only express our values but give them a tangible reality. They …
In fact, the public will accept any city plan and skyline provided that its architecture is traditional. - Leon Krier
In fact, the public will accept any city plan and skyline provided that its architecture is traditional.
The rigidity of a bottle's form does not affect the fluidity of the liquid it contains. - Leon Krier
The rigidity of a bottle's form does not affect the fluidity of the liquid it contains.
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