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Quote by Leon Krier

“Horizontal and vertical sprawl... are the dinosaurs of an ending fossil-fuel age of synthetic culture.”

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Leon Krier is a renowned architect, born on April 7, 1946. His works are characterized by a classical style, deeply influenced by European traditional architecture. Krier's architectural philosophy emphasizes sustainability and community values, and his design projects are spread across the globe. more

“A city can only be reconstructed in the form of urban quarters. A large or a small city can only be reorganized as a large or a small number of urban quarters; as a federation of autonomous quarters. Each quarter must have its own center, periphery and limit. Each quarter must be a city within a city.”

Form Numbers Cities Limits Quarters Urban Autonomous Small Numbers Federation Periphery

Author:Leon Krier

“Lots of English people say exactly the opposite of what they mean.”

People Mean Opposites

Author:Leon Krier

“A good city is like a good party. People don't want to leave early.”

People Want Party Cities Good Party

Author:Jan Gehl

“The business changes. The technology changes. The team changes. The team members change. The problem isn't change, per se, because change is going to happen; the problem, rather, is the inability to cope with change when it comes.”

Problem Happens Technology Team Members Inability Team Member Business Change

Book:Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change