Poundbury, Dorset, United Kingdom

E757631
planned community urban extension

Poundbury, in Dorset, United Kingdom, is an experimental urban extension of Dorchester masterplanned under the guidance of King Charles III, noted for its traditional New Classical architecture and mixed-use, walkable design.

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Poundbury 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf planned community ⓘ
urban extension ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizedFor pastiche architecture by some critics ⓘ
designPhilosophy New Classical architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
mixed-use development ⓘ
traditional urbanism ⓘ
walkable neighbourhoods ⓘ
developedOn Duchy of Cornwall land NERFINISHED ⓘ
developer Duchy of Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ
developmentBegan 1993 ⓘ
distanceFromDorchesterTownCentre approximately 1 mile west ⓘ
hasFeature business parks at the edge ⓘ
classical detailing on buildings ⓘ
community facilities ⓘ
integrated affordable housing ⓘ
integrated landscaping ⓘ
limited reliance on the car ⓘ
local employment opportunities ⓘ
low-rise buildings ⓘ
mixed architectural styles within a traditional idiom ⓘ
mixed residential and commercial uses ⓘ
neighbourhood shops and services ⓘ
pedestrian-friendly public realm ⓘ
squares and courtyards ⓘ
traditional materials such as brick and stone ⓘ
traditional street patterns ⓘ
walkable streets ⓘ
hasLandmark Queen Mother Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Duchess of Cornwall Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment principles NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dorset ⓘ
southwest England ⓘ
surface form: South West England
masterplannedBy Charles, Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Charles III NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Poundbury Hillfort nearby ⓘ
near Dorchester town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Dorchester urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ
plannedCompletion around 2025 ⓘ
planningAuthority Dorset Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
population over 3,000 residents ⓘ
postalTown Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ
praisedFor human-scale urban design ⓘ
integration of housing and employment ⓘ
sense of community ⓘ
walkability ⓘ
region England ⓘ

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New Classical architecture → hasNotableWork → Poundbury, Dorset, United Kingdom ⓘ
Leon Krier → notableWork → Poundbury, Dorset, United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Poundbury
Dorchester → hasNearbySettlement → Poundbury, Dorset, United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Poundbury