All articles by Leon Krier
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OpinionIt doesn't matter if skyscrapers are designed by world-class architects or hacks – they're destroying our cities
London’s infrastructure was not designed to handle high rises and approving so many is an act of irresponsibility, says Leon Krier
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OpinionC'est une stitch-up, Monsieur le President
Leon Krier takes issue with the choice of Dominique Perrault to lead the regeneration of the historic island at the heart of Paris
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OpinionTechnology ought not to be blindly embraced but filtered by human scale design and building processes
Architects must remember to apply environmental intelligence and ethical principles to design and not be swept aside by technological innovation says Leon Krier
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OpinionPeople have to be brainwashed to appreciate the Southbank or Robin Hood Gardens
The public are entitled to their architectural preferences and modernists have no right to judge them, says Leon Krier
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OpinionThe EU's architecture is partly to blame for Brexit
The institution’s arrogant and aggressive buildings alienated the electorate, argues Leon Krier
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OpinionYou're not writing a great tragic novel. You're designing places for people to live
Architecture is not the place to work through our collective guilt. Leave that to the poets and artists, says Leon Krier
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OpinionPoliticians would do well to show more interest in urban design
Leon Krier proposes a new European capital built on genuinely sustainable principles. It would make the EU more lovable, be a model for other city builders - and help end our dependence on oil, he argues
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OpinionWhy so many English picnics happen in motorway lay-bys
The people’s exclusion from Arcadia should be a national scandal, says Leon Krier. Instead we seem happy to settle for a handkerchief-size garden