All buildings, large or small, public or private, have a public face, a facade; they therefore, without exception, have a positive or negative effect on the quality of the public realm, enriching or impoverishing it in a lasting and radical manner. The architecture of the city and public space is a matter of common concern to the same degree as laws and language—they are the foundation of civility and civilisation.


The Architecture of Community (ed. Island Press, 2009) - ISBN: 9781610911245

Léon Krier Quotes

All buildings, large or small, public or private, have a public face, a facade; they therefore, without exception, have a positive or negative effect ...

All buildings, large or small, public or private, have a public face, a facade; they therefore, without exception, have a positive or negative effect ...

All buildings, large or small, public or private, have a public face, a facade; they therefore, without exception, have a positive or negative effect ...

All buildings, large or small, public or private, have a public face, a facade; they therefore, without exception, have a positive or negative effect ...