31 Quotes by Léon Krier

A city is not an accident but the result of coherent visions and aims.

Viewed from a certain distance and under good light, even an ugly city can look like the promised land.

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 energy, time, and land resources.

Authentic architecture is not the incarnation of the spirit of the age but of the spirit, full stop.

The rigidity of a bottle's form does not affect the fluidity of the liquid it contains.

As is the case with all good things in life - love, good manners, language, cooking - personal creativity is required only rarely.

Why should the Eisenhower memorial be over twice the size of WWII Memorial? Why should it be so vast as to comfortably house two Lincoln Memorials, two Washington Monuments, and two Jefferson Memorials - all six at once?

I don't build because I am an architect. I can make true architecture because I do not build.

You can't have the finest buildings if they're not in focus. They become like nice cars parked on the street.