Lucien Steil's presentation is a poetical-sentimental homage to Léon Krier, narrating a lifelong mentorship, admiration and friendship. Referring to Russian psychologist Lev S. Vigotsky who famously wrote “through others we become ourselves”, Lucien Steil highlights Léon Krier's mythical journey of a hero. Undefeated, Léon Krier's example and teaching and his passionate call for a Global Ecological Project remains increasingly pressing, inspiring and relevant. His design work offers not only practical reasons and a proportionate vision of a better future: it also encompasses love, kindness and generosity as the very foundation of traditional architecture and urbanism.
Participating Expert
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.