Rob Krier

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Rob Krier (born June 10, 1938 in Grevenmacher , Luxembourg ) is a Luxembourgish sculptor , architect and town planner .

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Rob Krier is a brother of Leon Krier and worked for OM Ungers and Frei Otto after studying architecture in Munich (1959–1964) . After teaching in Stuttgart and Lausanne, he was professor at the Vienna University of Technology from 1976 to 1998 and guest professor at Yale University , New Haven, USA in 1986 .

Rob Krier became internationally known for his 1975 publication “Stadtraum”, in which - as in his later practice - he deals with the urban reconstruction of destroyed urban structures and the reintroduction of traditional spatial compositions into post-war urban planning. In connection with historical models and archetypal urban models, he developed, among other things, typologies of street and square spaces.

Examples of his early urban planning activities are in the course of the IBA realized in Berlin block perimeter cultivations at the Knight Street (1977-1980) and the city of villas on the Rauchstraße (1980) and the residential complex in the Breitenfurterstraße in Vienna (1981-1987). He moved his office, founded in Vienna in 1976, to Berlin in 1993, as the Kirchsteigfeld project in Potsdam (1992–1997) was implemented based on the urban planning design of his office . The office Krier ∙ Kohl, run in partnership with Christoph Kohl in Berlin, was responsible for urban development projects throughout Europe from 1993 to mid-2010, with planning focuses in the Netherlands: De Resident in The Hague (1989–2001), Noorderhof in Amsterdam (1995–1999 ), Meander in Amsterdam (1995–2006), Brandevoort near Helmond (since 1996), Citadel Broekpolder in Beverwijk-Heemskerk (since 2001), Gildenkwartier in Amersfoort (1997–2005) or Slot Haverleij near Herzogenbusch (1998–2011). Rob Krier has been a consultant for the renamed KK Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH since mid-2010.

Rob Krier is also active as a sculptor and mainly creates sculptures for public spaces.

In 1997 he was awarded honorary membership in the Association of German Architects .

honors and awards

Works (selection)

Rob and Leon Krier: Bridge Pavilion in Pforzheim
Brandevoort, Helmond, NL
Sculpture “Memorial: Shadow and Light” within the residential complex at Breitenfurter Strasse 401–413, Vienna
  • 1974 Dickes House, Luxembourg
  • 1977–1980 Ritterstrasse, Berlin, D
  • 1980–1985 Rauchstrasse, Berlin, D
  • 1981–1987 Residential complex at Breitenfurter Strasse 401–413 , Vienna, A
  • 1989–1991 The village, Mülheim an der Ruhr, D
  • 1989-2001 De Resident, The Hague, NL
  • 1989-2004 Consuls de Mer, Montpellier, F
  • 1991–1997 Kirchsteigfeld, Potsdam, D
  • since 1992 Cité Judiciaire, Luxembourg, L
  • 1995–1999 Noorderhof, Amsterdam, NL
  • 1995-2006 Meander, Amsterdam, NL
  • since 1996 Brandevoort, Helmond, NL
  • 1997–2005 Gildenkwartier, Amersfoort, NL
  • 1998–1999 Viktoria Quartier (competition), Berlin, D
  • 1998–1999 Lofthouse (competition), Berlin, D
  • 1998-2007 Slot Haverleij, Herzogenbusch, NL
  • since 2000 Vleuterweide, Utrecht, NL
  • 2000–2009 't Haegsch Hof | Rivierenbuurt (SDU), The Hague, NL
  • 2001 Lloydpier (competition), Rotterdam, NL
  • 2001–2010 Landstraat Noord, Bussum, NL
  • 2001–2010 Citadel Broekpolder, Beverwijk / Heemskerk, NL
  • 2001-2006 De Parade, Bergen op Zoom, NL
  • since 2002 Batavia Harbor, Lelystad, NL
  • 2002–2008 Woonzorgpark Bilderdijk, Hoogeveen, NL
  • since 2003 Assumerhof, Beverwijk / Heemskerk, NL
  • since 2003 De Stadsbleek, Oldenzaal, NL
  • since 2003 Paktuynen, Enkhuizen, NL

Publications

  • "Notes on the Edge", sketchbook, Abakon Verlag Berlin, 1975.
  • “Urban space in theory and practice”, Karl Krämer Verlag Stuttgart, 1975.
  • “El Espacio Urbano”, published by Gustavo Gili Barcelona, ​​1976 and 1981.
  • "Urban Space", Academy Editions London, 1979.
  • "L'Espace de la Ville", Archives d'Architecture Moderne Brussels, 1980.
  • "Urban Space", special issue A & U (Architecture + Urbanism) Tokyo, 1980.
  • “Lo Spacio della Città”, CLUP Milan, 1982.
  • "Urban Projects", Rizzoli New York, 1982.
  • "On Architecture", Academy Editions London, 1982.
  • “On Architecture”, Verlag Gustavo Gili Barcelona, ​​1983.
  • "Architectural Composition", Academy Editions London, 1988.
  • “About Architectural Composition”, Klett-Cotta-Verlag Stuttgart, 1988.
  • "Monograph", Academy Editions London, 1993.
  • "Drawings and Sculptures", Residenz-Verlag Salzburg, 1995.
  • "Potsdam Kirchsteigfeld - A city is emerging", awf-Verlag Bensheim / Verlagshaus Braun Berlin, 1997.
  • "Town Spaces. Contemporary Interpretations in Traditional Urbanism ”, Birkhäuser Basel / Berlin / Boston, 2003 / 2nd edition 2006.
  • "Characters. Drawn Diary ”, Ernst Wasmuth Verlag Tübingen / Berlin, 2005.
  • "Figures, modeled in clay", Ernst Wasmuth Verlag Tübingen / Berlin, 2005.
  • "Stadtraum / Urban Space", reprint of the publication "Stadtraum in Theory and Practice" (1975) / "Urban Space" (1979), Umbau-Verlag Solingen, 2005.
  • "Figures. A Pictorial Journal. 2003–2005 ”, Papadakis Publisher London, 2008.
  • “Cité Judiciaire, Luxembourg. 1991–2008 ", Edition Axel Menges Stuttgart / London, 2010.

Sculptural activity

  • 1986–88 2 bronze figures (height 4 m) at the port of Barcelona (Mol de la Fusta), E
  • 1987–88 5 niche figures (height 1.7 m) on the facade of Collart Castle in Bettembourg, Luxembourg, L
  • 1987–88 Figure group “Memorial: Shadow and Light” (height 3.5 m) in the central round courtyard (residential building of the municipality of Vienna, Breitenfurter Strasse 401–413), A
  • 1988–90 bronze figure "Flößer" (height 3.5 m) on the Auerbrücke in Pforzheim, D
  • 1993 bronze figure, J. Bech, (height 2.5 m), Luxemburg, L
  • 1993 Bronze figure Kirchsteigfeld "The Unfinished Man" (height 1.7 m), D
  • 1994 Bronze figure "Squatting Woman" (height 2 m), Berlin Friedrichstrasse, D
  • 1998 Bronze figure "Absorbed", Brandevoort, NL (height 2.2 m)
  • 1999 bronze figure Versailles (height 2 m)
  • 1999 Figure group “De Resident” (height 5.5 m), The Hague, NL
  • 2003 14 large figures, Plateau du Saint Esprit, Luxembourg, L
  • 2004 Bronze figure "The Springer" (height 2.0 m), Montpellier, F
  • 2006 Bronze figure "Foundation" (height 1.6 m), Broekpolder, NL

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personal data
SURNAME Krier, Rob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Krier, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Luxembourgish architect and urban planner
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Grevenmacher