Leon Krier presentation at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in September

Palazzo di Piazza Marconi, Alessandria
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Image: Palazzo di Piazza Marconi, Alessandria, by Leon Krier. Flickr image by Liberty Place.

From the Corcoran Gallery of Art:

Architect and theoretician Leon Krier will give a talk and book signing at the Corcoran next month:

The Architecture of Community

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7 p.m.

"No architect has explored architecture's claim to universality better than Léon Krier, and it is this which makes him the most controversial figure of contemporary architectural culture." -Demetri Porphyrios

Leon Krier is one of the most influential and provocative architects and urban theoreticians in the world. In his latest book, The Architecture of Community, Krier offers a comprehensive theory on the making of sustainable, beautiful, and most importantly, livable communities. On this stimulating evening, Leon Krier will discuss his many noteworthy projects, including the town of Poundbury in Dorset, England which is now considered a model for contemporary ecological planning and building. Krier has taught architecture and urbanism at the Royal College of Arts in London, Princeton University, Yale University, and the University of Virginia, and has received numerous awards including the inaugural Richard Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture. A book signing follows his talk.