Leon Krier is one of the best-knownmdash;and most provocativemdash;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 has reconsidered and expanded writing from his 1998 book Architecture: Choice or Fate. Here he 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. With three new chapters; The Architecture of Community provides a contemporary road map for designing or completing todayrsquo;s fragmented communities. Illustrated throughout with Krierrsquo;s original drawings; The Architecture of Community explains his theories on classical and vernacular urbanism and architecture; while providing practical design guidelines for creating livable towns. The book contains descriptions and images of the authorrsquo;s built and unbuilt projects; including the Krier House and Tower in Seaside; Florida; as well as the town of Poundbury in England. Commissioned by the Prince of Wales in 1988; Krierrsquo;s design for Poundbury in Dorset has become a reference model for ecological planning and building that can meet contemporary needs.
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