
Rob Krier, Figures
A Project in St. Petersburg. 2010-2012
Rob Krier(Author)
Edition Axel Menges (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published in 2012
Book
Hardback
704 pages
978-3-936681-66-6 (ISBN)
Description
In his contribution to the European Embankment project in St.
Petersburg, Krier recently demonstrated the power of architecture
and fine art to cross-fertilise. The architects in charge of the urban
development of this district are Sergei Tchoban and Evgeny Gerasimov.
Krier designed the façade for a 132-metres long building on
the Newa riverbank - one that looks across the water onto the
rear façade of the Hermitage. The vibrancy of the architecture is
enhanced by its sculptural ornamentation based on the Balzac
theme, 'The Human Comedy'. In this regard, Krier modelled more
than 50 figures in white clay, as well as around 65 linear metres of
reliefs. The short poems that comment on the sculptures also centre
on the theme of mankind and its interrelationships in society.
Born and raised in Luxembourg, Krier moved to Vienna after having
studied in Munich and worked for Oswald Mathias Ungers and
Frei Otto. After teaching posts in Stuttgart and Lausanne, he was
a professor at the Technische Universität in Vienna from 1976 to
1998 and, in 1986, held a guest professorship at Yale University in
New Haven, Mass. Krier has developed urban-design concepts for
Stuttgart, Vienna, Berlin, Amiens, Montpellier, Leeds, Gothenburg,
Lodz, Amsterdam, Den Haag and many other cities. Projects with
which he was first able to translate his vision of a spatial concept,
such as Rauchstrasse in Berlin, Breitenfurterstrasse in Vienna or
Ritterstrasse with Schinkelplatz in Berlin, repeatedly found their
place in international publications.
Petersburg, Krier recently demonstrated the power of architecture
and fine art to cross-fertilise. The architects in charge of the urban
development of this district are Sergei Tchoban and Evgeny Gerasimov.
Krier designed the façade for a 132-metres long building on
the Newa riverbank - one that looks across the water onto the
rear façade of the Hermitage. The vibrancy of the architecture is
enhanced by its sculptural ornamentation based on the Balzac
theme, 'The Human Comedy'. In this regard, Krier modelled more
than 50 figures in white clay, as well as around 65 linear metres of
reliefs. The short poems that comment on the sculptures also centre
on the theme of mankind and its interrelationships in society.
Born and raised in Luxembourg, Krier moved to Vienna after having
studied in Munich and worked for Oswald Mathias Ungers and
Frei Otto. After teaching posts in Stuttgart and Lausanne, he was
a professor at the Technische Universität in Vienna from 1976 to
1998 and, in 1986, held a guest professorship at Yale University in
New Haven, Mass. Krier has developed urban-design concepts for
Stuttgart, Vienna, Berlin, Amiens, Montpellier, Leeds, Gothenburg,
Lodz, Amsterdam, Den Haag and many other cities. Projects with
which he was first able to translate his vision of a spatial concept,
such as Rauchstrasse in Berlin, Breitenfurterstrasse in Vienna or
Ritterstrasse with Schinkelplatz in Berlin, repeatedly found their
place in international publications.
More details
Language
English
German
Other
Place of publication
Stuttgart
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Architekten, Architekturhistoriker, Kunsthistoriker, Bildende Künstler
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
590 illus
Dimensions
Height: 17.1 cm
Width: 12 cm
Weight
971 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-936681-66-6 (9783936681666)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Rob Krier is an architect and influential theorist for architecture and urban planning. Born and raised in Luxembourg, he moved to Vienna after having studied in Munich and worked for Oswald Mathias Ungers and Frei Otto. Today he resides in Berlin and Liguria. After teaching posts in Stuttgart and Lausanne, he was a professor of architecture at Vienna Technical University from 1976 to 1998 and, in 1986, held a guest professorship at Yale University in New Haven, Mass. Besides his work as an architect, Rob Krier creates sculptures and statuary arts primarily for public spaces.