The Completion of Washington, D.C., project, Washington, D.C., Plans
Catalogue
- Year
- 1985
- Medium
- Ink and crayon on vellum
- Dimensions
- 38 1/8 x 29 1/2" (96.8 x 74.9 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Leon Krier
Artist
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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- Leon Krier
- Year
- 1985
- Medium
- Ink and crayon on vellum
- Dimensions
- 38 1/8 x 29 1/2" (96.8 x 74.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1985-M000412
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified