"I don't build because I am an architect. I can make true architecture because I do not build."
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Quotes by Leon Krier
Leon Krier is a renowned architect, urban planner, and theorist, celebrated for his advocacy of traditional urbanism and architectural practices. Born in 1946 in Luxembourg, Krier's work emphasizes the importance of community-oriented design, drawing inspiration from historical architectural styles. He believes in creating harmonious environments that nurture social interactions and sustainable living. His influential writings and designs, including the conceptual work on the Prince of Wales’s Urban Task Force, have left a profound impact on contemporary urban planning, challenging modernist paradigms and inspiring a return to classical forms.
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"If a dictator takes up my ideas, the resulting town will survive the political system that commissioned it and stand as a social good. Besides, modernism rather than classicism has dominated the architecture of totalitarian regimes of both the left and right."
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. I've had so many projects that never came off because they had no sponsor, and not because they were utopian. I just want to build a town that's normal."
Leon Krier