Poundbury England United Kingdom Lг On Krier Fantasy Town New Poundbury: a 21st century housing estate like no other. architects léon krier and ben pentreath talk about the prince of wales’ architectural vision. located on the outskirts of dorchester, england, poundbury is an experimental new town built on the “principles of architecture and urban planning”. these principles are ones advocated by. In 1988, he appointed the well known architect and urban planner, leon krier, to work on an overall concept for 400 acres of land of what would become poundbury. krier’s challenge was to create an autonomous new extension to the town within the context of traditional dorset architecture, using the urban design principles described in ‘a vision of britain’.
Dorchester Poundbury Galerie Groгџbritannien Und Irland Poundbury is an experimental urban extension [1] on the western outskirts of dorchester in the county of dorset, england. the development is led by the duchy of cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of king charles iii when he was prince of wales and duke of cornwall. under the direction of its lead architect and planner léon krier, its. Earmarking about 400 acres of his land for the urban extension, prince charles appointed architect and urban planner leon krier to come up with an overall concept for poundbury. he challenged krier to create a new urban environment which was sympathetic to dorchester’s traditional dorset architecture, according to the principles he laid out in a vision of britain. In this lecture, leon krier expounds upon his decades long critique of modernist urbanism and design. using his experiences planning and building the town of poundbury, england as a lens for. King charles iii. krier was the right ally to realise the idea of a late 18th century neo traditionalism, both in the appearance of the buildings and in the urban layout. the opportunity presented itself with the construction of the town of poundbury, the ‘ideal’ village built in the territory of the duchy of cornwall near dorchester in dorset.
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