Rob Krier-Figures A Pictorial Journal 2000-2002 |
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| Author:
| Lehmann, Ann Holyoke
Andonovic, Vesna |
| ISBN: | 978-3-936681-38-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Publisher: | Edition Axel Menges GmbH
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $98.00 |
Book Description:
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In this respect, Rob Krier, born in 1938 in Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, is indeed the proverbial exception that proves the rule. Besides his actual profession, which demands his daily attention, Krier has for years also made a vocation of his love of art, one which he nurtures parallel to his work. Fine art could stand in dialogue with architecture and it is Krier's ambition to have iconographic themes brought into the latter, so that they might speak equally to both the occupants of a...
More DescriptionIn this respect, Rob Krier, born in 1938 in Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, is indeed the proverbial exception that proves the rule. Besides his actual profession, which demands his daily attention, Krier has for years also made a vocation of his love of art, one which he nurtures parallel to his work. Fine art could stand in dialogue with architecture and it is Krier's ambition to have iconographic themes brought into the latter, so that they might speak equally to both the occupants of a building and to bystanders and move them to thoughtful reflection.