Spotlight on Design / Léon Krier

October 27, 6:30- 8:00 pm

Léon Krier is the recipient of the Richard Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture and 2006 Congress for the New Urbanism Athena Award. Hear the noted architect and urban planner discuss his work, including the town of Poundbury, England, which he designed for the Prince of Wales.  Following the lecture, Krier will sign copies of his books, including The Architecture of Community (Island Press) and Drawing for Architecture (MIT Press) 1.5 LU (AIA)

$12 Museum and Congress for New Urbanism Members / $12 Students / $20 Non Members

Spotlight on Design Series is sponsored by Lafarge, the world leader in construction materials, with additional support from the American Institute of Architects.



National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington DC 20001
202.272.2448

THE ARCHITECTURAL TUNING OF SETTLMENTS

Architect and Urban Planner Léon Krier will be lecturing on "THE ARCHITECTURAL TUNING OF SETTLMENTS" at the Catholic University of America, School of Architecture on
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 5:30 PM

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the University of Maryland, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation on
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Léon Krier is recognized today as one of the world's outstanding architects and urbanists. He received the inaugural Richard Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture in 2003.

Lectures are free and open to the public

Congress for the New Urbanism DC Chapter
http://www.cnudc.org