Figures: A Project in St. Petersburg 2010-2012
Figures: A Project in St. Petersburg 2010-2012
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KRIER, Rob. Figures: A Project in St. Petersburg 2010-2012
Cl. Edition Axel Menges 2013
Book ID: 95169
Among contemporary architectural theorists and practitioners Rob Krier is one of the most controversial and respected. Born in Luxembourg in 1938 he is known worldwide for his masterful architectural accomplishments through projects such as De Resident in The Hague (1993 2001), or the Cit Judiciaire in Luxembourg (1992 2008). Besides his actual profession Krier has for years also made a vocation of his love of art.
In his contribution to the European Embankment project in St. Petersburg, Krier recently demonstrated the power of architecture and fine art to cross-fertilise. He designed the faade for a 132-metres long building on the Newa riverbankone that looks across the water onto the rear faade of the Hermitage for which he modelled more than 50 figures in white clay, as well as around 65 linear metres of reliefs.
704 pp. 2 volumes CL.
