The Architecture of Community

Leon Krier, Robert A. M. Stern, James Howard Kunstler

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Island Press
15 March 2011

City & town planning - architectural aspects; Urban & municipal planning

Léon 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 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.

By: Leon Krier
Afterword by: James Howard Kunstler
Foreword by: Robert A. M. Stern
Imprint: Island Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd None ed.
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.057kg
ISBN: 9781597265799
ISBN 10: 1597265799
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 15 March 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Leon Krier has taught architecture and urbanism at the Royal College of Arts in London, and in the United States at Princeton University, Yale University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Virginia. He has worked extensively in Europe and North America and is currently consulting on projects in Guatemala, Romania, England, Belgium, Italy, France, and the United States. In 2003, he received the inaugural Richard Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture.

Reviews for The Architecture of Community

"""No architect has explored architecture's claim to universality better than Leon Krier, and it is this which makes him the most controversial figure of contemporary architectural culture."" (Demetri Porphyrios)"""