Architectural Journal 1960-1975

Rob Krier

Rob Krier

Architectural Journal 1960-1975

De Gruyter Open Poland | 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110438291

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How does one become a recognized architect? Where does the inspiration come from and how is it transformed into buildings, streets and cities? With his Architectural Journal Rob Krier takes the readers on a fascinating journey, guiding one through pivotal moments of early stages of his career as an architect.
With a sense of humour, empathy and charm Krier tells a story of his professional path, starting with holidays spent with his grandparents, images, colors and smells that shaped his future choices. He talks about his triumphs and stumbles, giving an intimate insight into the architectural profession, deprived of any pretence to eternal greatness and heroic narrative. The journal encompasses 15 formative years of Krier’s career, starting from architectural studies in Munich, through trips and temporary settlements in Luxemburg, Stuttgart and Lausanne. Krier’s memories are accompanied by theoretical texts. Here he touches upon architect’s responsibilities, importance of historical legacy and exhorts to boycott ugliness in the name of beauty. Striving for something else than pure functionality in architecture, Krier calls for poetical approach, so characteristic for his work, stating: Poetry is in the breath of the building, the aroma that exudes from all its nooks”.

Rob Krier is one of the most influential architects and urban planners of the second half of the 20th century. His theoretical writings deal with the idea of town planning informed by traditional notions of harmony, civic space and community.

Intellectual Biography, Memoirs, Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism

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Rob Krier, renowned architect, urban designer, theorist and sculptor, Berlin, Germany.

Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	i
Contents Free access PDF PDF	vi
CHAPTER ONE Free access PDF PDF	13
CHAPTER TWO Free access PDF PDF	91
CHAPTER THREE Free access PDF PDF	113
CHAPTER FOUR Free access PDF PDF	163
CHAPTER FIVE Free access PDF PDF	257
CHAPTER SIX Free access PDF PDF	271
CHAPTER SEVEN Free access PDF PDF	393
CHAPTER EIGHT Free access PDF PDF	533
CHAPTER NINE Free access PDF PDF	633
CHAPTER TEN Free access PDF PDF	819
CHAPTER ELEVEN Free access PDF PDF	873

Architectural Journal 1960-1975

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