Leon Krier and New Urbanism
UrbDP 450
Christine Bae
Oct 11, 2007
Andres Duany,AIA
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, AIA
NU Project: Kentland, MD NU project: Seaside, FL
Miami based firm “Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company”
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Leon Krier: Influential Figure in NU
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Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
"Léon Krier is one of the most
important influences on the principles
espoused by the charter for the New
Urbanism. For those who don't know,
Krier is a European architect who has
spent a lifetime writing, drawing,
lecturing, and teaching. He has
designed a number of noteworthy plans
for European cities, including for
Poundbury, whose developer is the
Prince of Wales -- who might be called
a New Urbanist. I would highly
recommend Krier's books, including
'Architecture, Choice or Fate'."
http://zakuski.math.utsa.edu/krier/
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Leon Krier: Influential Figure in NU
• DUANY: "One day I went to a lecture by Leon Krier, the
man who designed the English model town of Poundbury for
the Prince of Wales. Krier gave a powerful talk about
traditional urbanism, and after a couple of weeks of real
agony and crisis I realized I couldn't go on designing these
fashionable tall buildings, which were fascinating visually,
but didn't produce any healthy urban effect. They wouldn't
affect society in a positive way. The prospect of instead
creating traditional communities where our plans could
actually make someone's daily life better really excited me.
Krier introduced me to the idea of looking at people first, and
to the power of physical design to change the social life of a
community. And so, in a year or so my wife and I left the
firm and went off to do something very different."
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Leon Krier
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Born in Luxembourg in 1946.
Studied Architecture at the University
of Stuttgart.
Professor of Architecture and Town
Planning, Architectural Association and
Royal College of Arts, London, 19741976.
Professor of Architecture, Princeton
University, 1977.
Jefferson Professor, University of
Virginia, 1982.
Consultant to His Royal Highness,
Charles, the Prince of Wales, since
1988.
Davenport Professor, Yale University,
1990-1991.
Eero Saarinen Professor, Yale
University, 2002.
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Leon Krier
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“I am an architect, because I don’t build.”
The Intellectual Godfather of New Urbanism
Anti-modernist
Anti-skyscraper (cf. Le Corbusier)
Anti-zoning
Anti-American Cities
Anti-Industrial Cities
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Leon Krier: NU
• “New Urbanism is not utopian and does not
impose social and architectural collectivism. New
Urbanism is not utopian and does not impose
social master plans. Instead, it allows the infinite
variety of human talent and ambition to build
harmonious and pleasing environments. It
channels competitive forces to flourish as good
neighbors while pursuing their own self-interest.
The very great challenge of the future, however,
will be the urbanization of suburbia, the
redevelopment of sprawl.”
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Leon Krier: NU
• “The theoretical models are ready, but their
application is slow. What is now already
certain is that even the most soulless dumps
on earth can…be turned around to become
places of beauty and human thriving.”
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Krier’s buildings
• http://zakuski.math.utsa.edu/krier/BUILDIN
GS/krierbuildings.html
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The Reconstruction of the
European City
• http://zakuski.math.utsa.edu/krier/
• http://zakuski.math.utsa.edu/krier/reconstru
ction.html
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Charter of New Urbanism
• http://www.cnu.org/charter
• Guiding principles for policy,
planning & development practice:
– Metropolis, city, town
– Neighborhood, district, corridor
– Block, street, building
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War on Cul-de-Sacs!!
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Calthorpe, Next American Metropolis
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Isolated Schools
(from Dr. R. Jackson)
Credit: Constance E. Beaumant, NTHP
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Smart Schools
(From Dr. R. Jackson)
Credit: Manitoivic Public School District
Credit: Hummel Architects, Boise, ID
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Credit: Constance E. Beaumant, NTHP
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CNU & selective NU websites
• Congress for the New Urbanism: http://www.cnu.org
• Kentlands, MD: http://kentlandsusa.com/kentlands/community.php
• Seaside, FL: http://www.seasidefl.com/default.asp
• Orenco Station, OR: http://www.orencostation.net/
• Northwest Landing, WA: http://www.nwlanding.com/
• Issaquah Highlands, WA: http://www.issaquahhighlands.com/
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