Leon Krier Quotes

• “A city is not an accident but the result of coherent visions and aims.”

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• “Viewed from a certain distance and under good light, even an ugly city can look like the promised land.”

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• “Authentic architecture is not the incarnation of the spirit of the age but of the spirit, full stop.”

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• “In fact, the public will accept any city plan and skyline provided that its architecture is traditional.”

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• “Cities and landscapes are illustrations of our spiritual and material worth. They not only express our values but give them a tangible reality. They determine the way in which we use or squander our energy, time, and land resources.”

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• “Human intelligence is a limited resource. It cannot solve problems caused by ignoring fundamentals of existence.”

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• “The rigidity of a bottle's form does not affect the fluidity of the liquid it contains.”

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