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Kroll, Lucien, 1927 - 1922

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 13 March 1927 - 1 August 2022

Biography

Lucien Kroll was a Belgium architect who was born in Brussels in 1927. With his wife Simone Kroll, he founded the Atelier de Architecture Simone and Lucient Kroll, and they are considered to be the founders of participatory architecture, a consultative approach to the design of buildings. Kroll's most famous building is La Mémé, a building complex for the Medical Faculty of the University of Louvain, Belgium, built between 1970 to 1976.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Interview with Lucien Kroll, 19 November 1986

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/1
Scope and Contents

Interview with Lucien Kroll about his architectural work, in French. They discuss the school Kroll designed with a few contemporary architects. He explains the structure of the buildings, their use and why certain elements were included, as well as the struggles faced during the conception of the project, and the cost, engineers and mathematics.

Dates: 19 November 1986

Interview with Lucien Kroll, September 1989

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/13
Scope and Contents

Interview with Lucien Kroll about his architectural work, in French. They discuss the school designed by Kroll, and the fact that he had been chosen to be the architect. He took into account the students' views, opinions and needs when designing the school, and he explains the different teachings and lessons in the school.

Dates: September 1989

Interview with Lucien Kroll, August 1990

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 141
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/15
Scope and Contents

Interview with Lucien Kroll about his architectural work, in English. They discuss Kroll's architect projects, including the struggles met during the planning of one of his building projects. Sound quality poor.

Dates: August 1990

Interview with Lucien Kroll, 1995

 Item — Box Blundell Jones Box 142
Reference code: 490/6/1/1/45
Scope and Contents

Interview with Lucien Kroll about his architectural work, in French, some parts recorded outside. They discuss ecological subjects and architecture linked to ecology in the urban environment. They talk about outside lessons, in a kind of street amphitheater, and how to include nature in their buildings. Tape titled 'Kroll ecological centre christian projst & co'.

Dates: 1995

Lucien Kroll, 1980s - 2000s

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 490/2/3/2
Scope and Contents

Research material relating to the Belgium architect, Lucien Kroll, collated by Blundell Jones during his research for a number of articles written on Kroll's work. Also includes correspondence between PBJ and Kroll.

Dates: 1980s - 2000s