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Architecture: Choice or Fate

by Leon Krier

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Leon Krier, theorist and reformer of modern traditional architecture and urbanism reveals in this layman's manifesto why, in matters of democracy, architecture is far behind politics. The fact that modernism has never been a popular choice is not, according to Krier, due to people's ignorance but to modernism's own conceptual poverty. This polemic is essential reading for anyone concerned with architecture and urban planning today. It will be a vital tool in the renaissance of the art of show more building cities that are pleasant and agreeable to live in, an art that we are in danger of losing. show less

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Genres: Art & Design, Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
DDC/MDS: 724.6 — Arts & recreation Architecture Architecture from 1400 20th Century
LCC: NA680 .K6813 — Fine Arts 2599.5-2599.9 Architectural criticism Architecture History
BISAC: ARC ARCHITECTURE Urban & Land Use Planning

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Languages: 5 — Czech, English, French, German, Portuguese
Media: Paper
ISBNs: 6

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Published: 1996
Genres: Art & Design, Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
DDC/MDS: 724.6
LCC: NA680 .K6813

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