Filmed during an architectural workshop at Heenat Salma Farm in Qatar, this film captures the final interview with Leon Krier, one of the most influential architectural thinkers of the 20th century.
In this rare and intimate conversation, Krier reflects on his lifelong philosophy of architecture and urban design—from the principles of traditional city planning to his critique of modernism.
With clarity, humour, and conviction, he reveals why the forms and proportions of traditional architecture are not relics of the past, but essential solutions to the crises of contemporary urban life.
The film is interwoven with archival materials from Krier’s personal collection—architectural plans, early publications, and his signature hand-drawn doodles—illuminating how he translated thought into image, and theory into practice.
Participating Experts
Lucien Steil
Lucien Steil is an author, educator, and architect dedicated to the design and building of healthy, durable, and beautiful places and buildings in a world of many diverse inspiring traditions and cultures. For him traditional cities and architecture have remained desirable models of cultural identity, home, urbanity, and civilisation.
Ettore Maria Mazzola
Professor of Architecture. Ettore Maria Mazzola is an architect, urbanist, restorer, painter and author of several essays and books. In addition to the numerous restoration projects implemented in Rome and urban/architectural projects developed in Italy, Mazzola has carried out several projects for new residences and primary/secondary schools in the Moscow Region, in collaboration with the architect Maxim Atayants. His urban projects have been the recipients of several awards and/or honourable mentions.
Alejandro Garcia Hermida
Alejandro García Hermida is a professor of the practice at the Department of Architectural Composition of the School of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (ESTAM-UPM). His professional practice has been focused on traditional architecture and construction and the restoration and study of historic buildings, mainly in Spain and Morocco. He is a founder and the executive director of the Traditional Building Cultures Foundation.
Taimoor Khan Mumtaz
Taimoor Khan Mumtaz is a senior architect at Kamil Khan Mumtaz Architects in Lahore. The firm is founded and run by the famous Pakistani architect, conservationist, and educator Professor Kamil Khan Mumtaz. He is also the founding director of Hast-o-Neest, Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts, in Lahore, which promotes the research and study of traditional art and culture.