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Architecture: Choice or Fate
This polemic is essential reading for anyone concerned with the state and direction of architecture and urban planning today.
- GenresArchitectureNonfiction
205 pages, Paperback
First published April 25, 1998
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Léon Krier
33 books33 followersLéon Krier was a Luxembourgish architect, architectural theorist, and urban planner, a prominent critic of modernist architecture and advocate of New Classical architecture and New Urbanism. Krier combined an international architecture and planning practice with writing and teaching. He was well known for his master plan for Poundbury, in Dorset, England. He was the younger brother of architect Rob Krier.
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October 11, 2014
Um grande manifesto sobre o que é (o que devia ser) a arquitectura. Com ecos de grandes arquitectos e grandes pensadores, é um livro que devia ser lido e ganhar força no nosso mundo tão devastado pelos males do modernismo (não do moderno!).
March 21, 2017
"Není pochyb, že lidská rasa je vrcholným dílem přírody a že dospěla do své vrcholné, možno říci klasické formy." - v ten moment mi došlo, že se panem Krierem rozcházím názorově na fundamentální úrovni chápání světa. A i když dokáži pochopit a souhlasit s některými body kritiky modernistické architektury, celkový obraz názoru na architekturu je namalován naprosto rozdílnou paletou barev, než kterou používám.
Navíc jsou některé argumenty proti modernistické architektuře a stavitelství již liché, jelikož se technologie od roku 1997, kdy byla kniha napsána, posunula do naprosto jiné roviny.
Navíc jsou některé argumenty proti modernistické architektuře a stavitelství již liché, jelikož se technologie od roku 1997, kdy byla kniha napsána, posunula do naprosto jiné roviny.
December 18, 2020
a very conservative view of contemporary architecture
January 24, 2014
I've been reading this book and consistently finding things that I don't agree of.
As critics valued highly, his paragraphs is merely like person writing in anger. This, that, look at this look at that, it seems like those are abstract idea in his head that I realize, most of the paragraph doesn't have degree of coherence.
Not only that, also the poor proof-reading. Or maybe none at all.
He embrace plurality in architecture style but insist that building shape must be dictated by its index symbol: house with angled roof, etc.
He thinks of urban design as some heartless organisation of layout based of statistic and projection of numbers.
He thinks we should continue building everything in the style of old Roman empire city, or some sort of like that.
And I just found out he's the Dean of Yale school of architecture. It seems that now one wants to confront with him.
On the back of his book there's a review from someone telling : contemporary architect will be flushed-faced reading this book.
But really? He is sure is one expert in revitalisation , Prince of Wales is among his client. But doesn't mean that you have to write some radical disagreement towards other people (in stupid way).
Right?
As critics valued highly, his paragraphs is merely like person writing in anger. This, that, look at this look at that, it seems like those are abstract idea in his head that I realize, most of the paragraph doesn't have degree of coherence.
Not only that, also the poor proof-reading. Or maybe none at all.
He embrace plurality in architecture style but insist that building shape must be dictated by its index symbol: house with angled roof, etc.
He thinks of urban design as some heartless organisation of layout based of statistic and projection of numbers.
He thinks we should continue building everything in the style of old Roman empire city, or some sort of like that.
And I just found out he's the Dean of Yale school of architecture. It seems that now one wants to confront with him.
On the back of his book there's a review from someone telling : contemporary architect will be flushed-faced reading this book.
But really? He is sure is one expert in revitalisation , Prince of Wales is among his client. But doesn't mean that you have to write some radical disagreement towards other people (in stupid way).
Right?
July 17, 2008
great stance and persuasive commentary by a mediocre architect. (disclaimer: esoteric reading)
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