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Leon Krier

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Ricardo Bofill and Leon Krier: Architecture, Urbanism, and History

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Leon Krier is a Luxembourgish architect and urban theorist whose practice champions traditional urbanism and architectural ornament in opposition to modernist functionalism. Since the 1970s, he has designed master plans and individual buildings that revive pre-industrial street patterns, mixed-use neighborhoods, and classical proportions. His work combines hand-drawn architectural drawings with polemical writings on sustainable cities and walkable communities. Krier's influence extends across new urbanism movements in Europe and North America, where his designs for towns and districts have shaped contemporary debates on density, beauty, and the human scale of the built environment.

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Artworks (22)

The Completion of Washington, D.C., project, Washington, D.C., Plans

1985 · Ink and crayon on vellum

38 1/8 x 29 1/2" (96.8 x 74.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Completion of Washington, D.C., project, The Proposed Civil War Memorial and New Stylobate of Washington Monument in Pyramid Lake, Washington, D.C., Perspective

1985 · Ink on paper

19 3/4 x 16 1/4" (50.2 x 41.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Completion of Washington, D.C., project, Washington, D.C., Aerial perspective

1985 · Ink, crayon, and colored pencil on vellum

30 x 42" (76.2 x 106.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Completion of Washington, D.C., project, Washington, D.C., Plan

1985 · Ink, crayon, and colored pencil on vellum

22 1/2 x 42 1/4" (57.2 x 107.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Completion of Washington, D.C., project, Corrections to the Capitol Buildings, The Grand Perron, The New Constitution Square, Perspective

1985 · Ink on paper

16 1/2 x 11 3/4" (41.9 x 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Completion of Washington, D.C., project, Washington, D.C., Nine hand-lettered pages of text

1985 · Ink on paper

Each: 19 5/8 x 16" (49.9 x 40.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Completion of Washington, D.C., project, Pyramid Lake as Seen from the Loggia of the White House, Washington, D.C., Perspective

1985 · Ink on paper

15 5/8 x 11 7/8" (39.7 x 30.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Completion of Washington, D.C., project, Washington, D.C., Plans

1985 · Ink and crayon on vellum

38 1/8 x 30" (96.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Group Exhibition Ricardo Bofill and Leon Krier: Architecture, Urbanism, and History

New York · 1985