“ The more you densify a city, the more congestion will increase, however technology changes... cities so packed that they will no longer function... vertical sprawl. Leon Krier
“ Cities and landscapes are illustrations of our spiritual and material worth. They not only express our values but give them a tangible reality. They determine the way in which we use or squander our e… Leon Krier
“ I don't build because I am an architect. I can make true architecture because I do not build. Leon Krier
“ Modernist architecture and town planning is inimical to human beings... based on the Darwinian concept that evolution is open ended, that there must always be something new and better. Leon Krier
“ You need a prince to make a town in an intellectual sense. Developers want to make money. If they cared about architecture, they'd become architects. I've had so many projects that never came off beca… Leon Krier
“ If a dictator takes up my ideas, the resulting town will survive the political system that commissioned it and stand as a social good. Besides, modernism rather than classicism has dominated the archi… Leon Krier
“ Authentic architecture is not the incarnation of the spirit of the age but of the spirit, full stop. Leon Krier
“ Viewed from a certain distance and under good light, even an ugly city can look like the promised land. Leon Krier
