Poundbury: Formal Classicism Bonds With Local Tradition
In 1988, the leading advocate of traditional architecture in Britain was the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III. With his support, the West Dorset District Council, in southwestern England, decided to expand the country capital of Dorchester based on his vision. The extension, known as Poundbury, was the largest and most influential late 20th-century building program based on traditional principles.
Over the previous four decades, urban planning in Britain had been dominated by sterile and bland architecture. Buildings were made, not to be beautiful, but to be primarily just useful.
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