Vibrant communities integrate homes with civic buildings (such as churches, town halls, and parks) and commercial uses (including restaurants, office buildings, and gyms).
Unsustainable dystopias separate these functions.
Which is your community?
#architecture #LeonKrier #urbanplanning #yimby
The Triangle's most underappreciated land use quality is its polycentric form.
#LeonKrier sketch could aptly be applied to Charlotte (top) and Raleigh-Durham (bottom).
Vibrant cities integrate homes with civic buildings (such as churches, town halls, and parks) and commercial uses (including restaurants, office buildings, and gyms).
Unsustainable dystopias separate these functions.
#LeonKrier
At the time Poundbury was criticised for being twee and pastiche to the max, but today, in urban design terms, there is much to be said for this particular take on Dorset vernacular...
#leonkrier #newurbanism #urbandesign #poundbury #janejacobs
theurbansketchwriter.substack.com/p/a-fond-far...
#AndresDuany on the legacy of #LeonKrier. With tributes from #WitoldRybcznski, #GerhardWMayer #JamesHowardKuntsler and #JeffSpeck. bit.ly/40jCqn5
More on #LeonKrier
#newurbanism
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The formula for good cities - public buildings, landmarks, and monuments amongst our day to day buildings. #architecture #urbanism #leonkrier
in memory of Leon Krier, whose work will endure for communities to come #leonkrier #architecture #urbanism
