Biography

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. The Work I
3. CONTENTS 5
4. Foreword 9
5. Friedrich Achleitner: On Rob Krier 11
6. Kenneth Frampton: Krier in context 14
7. Rob Krier: On my profession 22
8. Rob Krier: How it came about 24
9. Early sculptures and paintings 34
10. Church design 45
11. Airport for Luxembourg 49
12. Master plan for Aalter 53
13. Competition for housing units 56
14. New town hall, Amsterdam 61
15. Political and cultural centre, Dar es Salaam 65
16. Siemer house, Stuttgart 67
17. Linear city, Stuttgart 73
18. Reconstruction of the inner city, Stuttgart 77
19. Kolbeinsson house, Luxembourg 82
20. Weidemann house, Stuttgart 83
21. Leinfelden 87
22. Royal Mint Square, London 91
23. Residential complex, Freiburg im Breisgau 94
24. Dickes house, Luxembourg 99
25. Farewell to Stuttgart – new beginnings in Vienna 1975-1976 107
26. Proposal for Ballhausplatz, Vienna 115
27. Housing on Rennweg, Vienna 119
28. New community centre, Brunn am Gebirge 122
29. Urban proposal for Altona Nord, Hamburg 123
30. Proposal for West Berlin city centre 129
31. Urban development of South Friedrichstadt, Berlin 135
32. Apartment building on Ritterstrasse, Berlin 143
33. Schinkelplatz, Berlin 151
34. Prager Platz, Berlin 163
35. House I, Berlin-Spandau 168
36. House II, Berlin-Spandau 169
37. Housing in Tiergarten, Berlin - Tiergarten 173
38. Via triumphalis, Karlsruhe 182
39. Housing on Babelsberger Straße, Berlin-Wilmersdorf 183
40. State library, Karlsruhe 187
41. Housing on Kurfürstendamm, Berlin 190
42. Place de l’Étoile, Luxembourg 191
43. Housing on Breitenfurter Strasse, Vienna 195
44. Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin 205
45. Krier apartment, Vienna 209
46. Housing on Schrankenberggasse, Vienna 217
47. Housing in Hirschstetten, Vienna 221
48. Reconstruction of the city centre, Amiens 225
49. Urban proposal for Forellenweg, Salzburg 235
50. Urban plan for Liesing, Vienna 242
51. Housing close to Reichsbrücke, Vienna 243
52. Cultural centre in Breitenfurt, Vienna 247
53. Belvedere, Freiburg im Breisgau 251
54. Office building, Klosterneuburg 258
55. Mönchstein hotel extension, Salzburg 259
56. Remodelling of Piazzale Matteotti, Vicenza 262
57. World Expo '92, Sevilla . 263
58. Urban block, Bilbao 267
59. Town hall, Mannheim 276
60. Raftsman monument, Pforzheim 277
61. Resort town of Sistiana, Trieste 283
62. Parish hall, Pordenone 287
63. Retirement housing, Mülheim an der Ruhr 291
64. Urban intervention, Irun 297
65. Kirgate markets, Leeds 301
66. Urban development, Pforzheim 305
67. Building on Sedanplatz, Pforzheim 306
68. Various projects, Pforzheim 307
69. Urban plan for Lavi-Kavel, The Hague 311
70. Lessons learned from this master plan process 323
71. Student project: Redevelopment of the Grain Island, Gdansk 333
72. Master plan for Port Marianne – Consuls de Mer, Montpellier 337
73. Studies for a fountain, Montpellier 347
74. Proposal for the Exerzierplatz, Pirmasens 351
75. Master plan for Venta Berri, San Sebastián 354
76. Urban plan for Gothenburg 355
77. Bussy-Saint-Georges 367
78. Urban proposal for Cergy-Pontoise 372
79. Master plan for Bruay 373
80. New parliament building, Luxembourg 377
81. New community in Eiche, Potsdam 385
82. Potsdam Kirchsteigfeld 391
83. Composition of urban spaces 470
84. Brandevoort, Helmond. 480
85. Expert opinion Brabant 2050 556
86. Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht 558
87. Via Tiburtina, Rome 560
88. Spreeinsel with city palace, Berlin 564
89. Sketches of the city palace, Berlin 570
90. Cultural centre, Echternach 576
91. Passage Deutrich’s Hof, Leipzig 580
92. Verkade-terrein, Zaandam 582
93. Reshaping the façades of the marketplace, Groningen 584
94. SES Astra new headquarters, Betzdorf 586
95. Centrumgebied Vleuterweide, Utrecht 592
96. Urban development, Wageningen 614
97. Rehabilitation of the French district, Potsdam 616
98. Slot Haverleij, 's-Hertogenbosch 618
99. Urban development Haarlem – a critical intervention 638
100. Urban renewal in the historical city, Deventer 640
101. Viktoria-Quartier at the Kreuzberg, Berlin 642
102. De Parade, Bergen op Zoom 650
103. Gildenkwartier, Amersfoort 668
104. General remarks on my Dutch projects 681
105. Bataafse Kamp, Hengelo 686
106. Modification and extension of an old stone house, Duomo/Andora 690
107. Transformation of a students' village, Berlin 698
108. Postscript 701
109. Statement of works 1957 - 1999 703
110. Project staff 710
111. Biography 711
112. Front Matter 2 1
113. The Work II
114. CONTENTS 5
115. A dream of reuniting architecture and fine arts 8
116. Foreword 11
117. The Figural City, by Michael Graves 12
118. Motivation for this monographic introspection 14
119. Composition of urban spaces 18
120. Pavilion for the Landesgartenschau, Freiburg 28
121. Citadel Broekpolder, Beverwijk/Heemskerk 34
122. House for my friends, Pantasina, Liguria 72
123. Street segment, Frisco, Texas 74
124. Window in the woods, Almere 78
125. Lignano 82
126. Façades on Leipziger Platz and Voßstraße, Berlin 86
127. Façade study, Galerie Unter den Linden, Berlin 87
128. Rivierenbuurt, The Hague 90
129. Woonkathedraal, The Hague 124
130. Tacheles – Johannisviertel, Berlin 128
131. Cité-Jardins Le Plessis-Robinson, Paris 142
132. ZAC du Parc, Vitré 143
133. Val d'Europe, Marne-la-Vallée 152
134. Kloosterveste Assen 162
135. Lloyd Pier, Rotterdam 168
136. Strijp S, former Philips works, Eindhoven 174
137. Development plan for Ouderkerk, Amsterdam 178
138. Housing on Wielandstraße, Gladbeck 184
139. Chimney in our flat, Berlin 185
140. Bataviahaven, Lelystad 188
141. HARBOUR AND NEW CONCEPT FOR THE TOWN HALL, Bussum 204
142. Olympic village, Düsseldorf 208
143. Kamperpoort, Zwolle 212
144. Alter Hof (Old Court), RESTRUCTURING THE OLD RESIDENCE, Munich 215
145. Woonzorgpark Bilderdijk, Hoogeveen 222
146. My Sculptor’s workshop, Bargemon 232
147. Apartment villas, Heiligendamm 238
148. Housing complex Paktuynen, Enkhuizen 244
149. Living on islands, Heerenveen 254
150. Urban renewal, Culemborg 258
151. Urban development Hattersheim, Frankfurt am Main 264
152. De Stadsbleek, Oldenzaal 268
153. New development Oberkassel, Düsseldorf 276
154. Restructurisation of Boddenkamp, Enschede 280
155. New opera house, Muscat 286
156. Urban development, Amstelveen 296
157. Burcht Luyvestein, Suytkade, Helmond 300
158. Housing complex Ismaninger Straße, Munich 301
159. Foundation of a new village, Muiden 304
160. NEW COMMUNITY ON A FORMER FACTORY SITE, Ede 310
161. Extension of the former court of justice, Utrecht 316
162. Arcad Europea, Prague 317
163. Assumerhof, Heemskerk 320
164. Urban development Borbeck area, Oberhausen 330
165. Garden City Unterliederbach, Frankfurt am Main 336
166. IJburg – urban development of a new island 340
167. New Argentinie, IJhaven, Amsterdam 354
168. Living in the historical centre, Bilbao 362
169. HOW TO BUILD IN BILBAO 418
170. MY SCULPTOR’S WORKSHOP, Duomo / Andora 426
171. OLYMPIAKWARTIER, Almere 448
172. NEW DISTRICT BANGERT EN OOSTERPOLDER, Hoorn 456
173. MELCHIOR HOUSE, Ersange 460
174. MONUMENT TO FREEDOM AND UNITY, Berlin 462
175. SCULPTURE DEPOT, Duomo / Andora 470
176. EUROPEAN EMBANKMENT, St. Petersburg 476
177. CITÉ JUDICIAIRE, Luxembourg 520
178. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW MARKET, Berlin 576
179. CONVERSION OF A BARRACKS INTO A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, Bamberg 582
180. MUSEUM OF THE 20TH CENTURY, KULTURFORUM, Berlin 588
181. THE SCANDAL OF ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS 609
182. DISTRICT OF TEGEL AIRPORT, Berlin 612
183. A LEGACY AND ITS CALLING INTO QUESTION 620
184. POSTSCRIPT 627
185. PROJECT STAFF 629
186. Biography 630