给所有那些被当代创新的建筑设计和发展所激发的人们的建筑书籍。

在许多方面，21世纪的建筑必须要把一个方形钉住在一个圆洞里。它应该是充满活力和有意义的，但在所有细节上都要尽可能地保持可持续。建筑应该为当地居民提供充足的空间，同时也能和谐地融入周围的环境。建筑师让-弗朗西斯.科尼格已经如此做了40年，他的目标是提高居民和建筑使用者的生活质量。科尼格设计了精致的美学设计，包括基础设施和交通枢纽。建筑师让-弗朗西斯科尼格从事的项目包括办公室、私人住宅、酒店、公共建筑和学校，这些项目反映了他对城市生活方方面面的改进和融合。1979年，作为学生，科尼格是**一个早英国皇家建筑师学会（英国皇家建筑师学会）比赛获奖的学生，排名第三。甚至是在那个阶段，他在特拉加广场和莱斯特广场之间的人行道上的画也展示了他对城市环境的感觉，更不用说他出色的绘画才能了。科尼格许多受人尊敬的项目是位于毛里求斯岛的毛里求斯商业银行，那也是科尼格居住的家乡。

"In many regards, architecture of the 21st century has to fit a square peg into a round hole. It should be energetic and meaningful and yet be as sustainable as possible in all details. It should offer ample and proportioned space for its inhabitants, but also fit harmoniously into its environment.

Architect Jean-Francois Koenig has been meeting these requirements for four decades. With the goal of improving the life quality of the inhabitants and users of his buildings, he sets out elaborate aesthetic designs that also include infrastructure and transport connections. The projects in Jean-Francois Koenig's portfolio--including offices, private houses, hotels, public buildings, and schools--reflect his enhancement and integration of the many facets of urban life.

When he won the third prize in a RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) competition in 1979, with Norman Foster as judge, Koenig was the only architecture student among the winners. Even at that stage, his sketch for a pedestrian link between Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square demonstrated his sense for the city environment, not to mention his outstanding graphic talent. One of Koenig's many esteemed projects is the Commercial Bank on the island of Mauritius, Koenig's native home, where he continues to reside."