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From: Architexturez-IN <admin-in@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:17:10 +0530
Léon Krier, the architect behind Prince Charles' experimental Poundbury
village in Dorset, has slammed contemporary architects, labelling them
'idiots' who build 'absurd shapes'.
Speaking at the launch of his new book, The Architectural Tuning of
Settlements, at the Prince's Foundation in London on Monday (21 April),
the fiery Krier lamented the loss of traditional building techniques,
adding that architects and planners were unable to design towns on a par
with ancient cities.
He said: 'We have not been involved in [the traditional design process]
for so many years. The result is always slightly less good. And this is
not just because these cities are old, but because there was experience.
There was a tradition of doing things right because there was no choice
about it.
cont'd....
http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/dailynews/2008/04/krier_attacks_idiot_architects.html
http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3112092&newstype=A§ioncode=449