{"product_id":"the-architecture-of-community-9781597265799","title":"The Architecture of Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeon Krier is one of the best-knownand most provocativearchitects and urban theoreticians in the world. Until now  however  his ideas have circulated mostly among a professional audience of architects  city planners  and academics. In The Architecture of Community  Krier has reconsidered and expanded writing from his 1998 book Architecture: Choice or Fate. Here he refines and updates his thinking on the making of sustainable  humane  and attractive villages  towns  and cities. The book includes drawings  diagrams  and photographs of his built works  which have not been widely seen until now.  With three new chapters  The Architecture of Community provides a contemporary road map for designing or completing todays fragmented communities. Illustrated throughout with Kriers original drawings  The Architecture of Community explains his theories on classical and vernacular urbanism and architecture  while providing practical design guidelines for creating livable towns.  The book contains descriptions and images of the authors built and unbuilt projects  including the Krier House and Tower in Seaside  Florida  as well as the town of Poundbury in England. Commissioned by the Prince of Wales in 1988  Kriers design for Poundbury in Dorset has become a reference model for ecological planning and building that can meet contemporary needs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666133344309,"sku":"ByrdShop_1597265799","price":84.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781597265799.jpg?v=1782420461","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-architecture-of-community-9781597265799","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}