For Immediate Release: October 20, 2009
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Spotlight on Design: Léon Krier
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
6:30 to 8:00 pm
WHO/WHAT
"No architect has explored architecture's claim to universality better than Léon Krier, and it is this which makes him the most controversial figure of contemporary architectural culture." -Demetri Porphyrios
Noted architect and urban planner Léon Krier is the recipient of the 2003 inaugural Richard Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture and the 2006 Congress for the New Urbanism Athena Award. Krier will discuss his work, including the Krier House and Tower in Seaside, Florida and the town of Poundbury in 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).
Spotlight on Design is sponsored by Lafarge, the world leader in construction materials, with additional support from the American Institute of Architects.
WHERE
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)
WHEN
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
6:30 – 8:00 pm: Spotlight on Design Lecture
TICKETS
$12 Museum, Congress for New Urbanism, and Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America Members and Students; $20 non-members. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability. To register, visit www.nbm.org or call 202.272.2448.
MEDIA CONTACT
Sara Kabakoff, skabakoff@nbm.org, 202.272.2448, ext. 3201
BACKGROUND
Spotlight on Design is an ongoing series featuring architects and designers of distinction from around the world. Spotlight includes a lecture series and documentation of each presentation. Since its inception in 1997, the series has presented many of the world's premier design voices in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design, including Pritzker Prize Laureates Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, I.M. Pei, and Glenn Murcutt, and other acclaimed designers.
The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and planning. Chartered by Congress in 1980 and open to the public since 1985, the Museum has become a vital forum for exchanging ideas and information about the built environment through its exhibitions, education programs, and publications. The Museum is located at 401 F Street NW, Washington, D.C. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is free. Museum Shop. Café. Public inquiries: 202.272.2448 or visit www.www.nbm.org.
