Dust jacket notes: "On Architecture is an important challenge to both the architectural profession and the general public to think again about the use or misuse of their cities, the relative validity of innovation for its own sake, and the accepted view of the role of the architect, planner, contractor, builder and consumer in shaping the contemporary environment. Rob Krier's forthright exposition of the fundamental principles on which his controversial ideas about the place of architecture within contemporary society are based is followed by numerous examples of his own work over the past seven years which elucidate through practice his heartfelt views. The delicacy of Krier's inimitable drawings make this book both a thing of beauty and a highly accessible and thought-provoking introduction to his theory and practice.

Rob Krier on Architecture

Arts & Photography

Krier, Rob

Architecture

st.martins press

Saint Martin's Press, Incorporated

Urban Space (English and German Edition)

Rizzoli Intl Pubns

Urban Space

Rizzoli

'It is my aim to rehabilitate an architecture that has become dishonoured and disgraced.' Rob Krier is a unique voice in today's architectural discourse through his commitment to developing a relevant and pragmatic theory of architecture based on his own experience and observations of architectural practice and opposed to the easy, abstract theorising so common in contemporary architectural writing. Together with his brother Leon, he has perfected a form of presentation in which the potency of his thinking finds its perfect counterpoint in detailed drawings and sketches which argue his case visually through the power of example. Following the success of his widely acclaimed Urban Space, a work which looked at the problems of our cities from a historical, theoretical and practical standpoint, Krier now applies his particular, highly influential mode of didactic criticism to contemporary architecture in a continuing search for fundamental architectural truths. Architectural Composition is both a theortetical and visual analysis which clearly illustrates the creative process which informs Krier's vision and praxis. The culmination of a lifetime's thought and experience by one of Europe's most important architectural theorists, it is without doubt a major achievement and will become a standard work of reference for both students and practising architects.

Architectural Composition

Elements of Architecture (Architectural Design Profile)

Pub Overstock Unlimited Inc

The buildings and projects of Rob Krier are informed by his views on the nature of urban space, which are derived from the traditional city and the notion of a "res publica" or civic realm. Whether house, tenement block or public structure, his work refers to his desire to create space and communal focal points that are invested with functions indispensable to the idea of neighbourhood and community. Beginning with his earliest projects in the late 60s, this comprehensive portfolio throws light upon a creative and indefatigable traditionalist, going from his larger creations in Berlin and the masterplan for the city of Amiens, to the more recent proposals for the Hague and San Sebastian in Spain. This volume also includes a body of sculptural work, cast by Krier in connection with his buildings. His boldly coloured and rendered drawings have earned him a reputation as an artist that is as respectable as his fame as architect and urbanist.

Rob Krier: Architecture and Urban Design (Architectural Monographs No 30)

wiley

Rob Krier (Paper) (Architectural Monographs)

Human shapes rendered in varying degrees of physiognomic and anatomical verisimilitude, all deeply imagined and felt.

Figures: A Pictorial Journey

Photography & Video

Papadakis Dist A/C

As an architect, urban planner and sculptor, Rob Krier has created a multifaceted oeuvre which is presented here in a comprehensive manner for the first time. After graduating, Krier first worked with O. M. Ungers and Frei Otto before setting up his own studios in Vienna and Berlin. He later taught at the Vienna University of Technology from 1976 to 1998 and as a visiting professor at Yale University in 1986. Drawing on a wealth of historical models and archetypal patterns, he developed new typologies of streets and public squares as an architect and urban planner, and was responsible for numerous urban development projects throughout Europe. These included the perimeter block development on Ritterstrasse for the IBA in Berlin, the residential complex on Breitenfurter Strasse in Vienna, the Kirchsteigfeld district in Potsdam, and numerous projects in the Netherlands.

The Work: Architecture, Urban Design, Drawings and Sculptures

Sculpture

Birkhauser

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