Dresden and Germany were rebuild thanks to American generosity Warsaw and Poland was genocided by Germans and now 90 cents out of every 1 euro spent by the EU on Poland is returned to Germany, thanks to their generosity Curious if you'll ever cover this type of history
@@2MinuteHockey thats not completly right. for every euro the EU spend in Poland, Poland just has to import a hell of things from Germany. so not 90 cent of the Euro goes to Germany but u have to spend it in germany. and the USA did not rebuild germany, they set the ground for it and help with the marshall Plan. the germany economic wonder of the 50s and 60s had more to do with the insanely fast growth of population the immigartion from trukisch worker to germany wich worked cheaper and help to set the base of the economie. also germany kept his econmicpowerhouses like Volkswagen. west europe started to trade more germany lays perfect to trade arounded by other strong partners the swiss, austria, france, italy, the netherlands, demark, belgium. (also luxenburge and lichtenstein are also very nice but a bit small to have an huge impact) the idea the economic boom of germany were only thanks to the usa is just wrong.
Have BetterHelp not recently been found to be selling your personal information to Facebook? I appreciate the need to earn for making quality content, but this isn't a company with responsible practices IMO
Exactly. I wasn’t even born at that time, but the words in his book voice exactly what I’m concerned about- it’s still incredibly relevant and more people should take it to heart
I remember it very well. The architecture Establishment in Britain referred to Charles as a "crank." Isn't that rich? These lunatics, who have marred the world with their revolting, assaultive architecture, referring to Charles as a crank!
Very nice, but he is part of a small number of people who literally own vast amounts of property both in the UK and abroad. Building one town is akin to building his own little palace for him and his court. Other improvements around the UK to revitalize the local economies and increase the number of homes for people to live, as well as decreasing the exorbitant rents for the population, would be more positive.
Couldn't agree more. Architects are the only people who praise modern architecture, and they choose to live in old houses. There is an estate in Durham that looks old but isn't and it is very popular. Build beautiful. We have no excuse not to.
Exactly. I hate how the 0.001% of people who are architects get to dictate to the 99.999% why their ugly and depression-inducing buildings are "good, actually". And we all just allow it because of their self-anointed superiority.
I am currently in the process of purchasing a home in Poundbury. Despite currently residing nearly 100 miles away, I am eager to leave the poorly constructed, unsightly housing developments in Devon by developers like Bovis and Barratt. Poundbury's beauty, infrastructure, sustainability, and overall charm make it an ideal place for me to call home.
oh dear, i really hope you havent. new poundbury is a desert, i rarely see more than 5 people, theres no community, its a sterile environment and you'll STILL have to pay rent to the royal family and you cannot even pass on the bricks n morter to your family if you die.
People who first saw it being planned and built thought it was just kitsch and a fake idealistic image of what a traditional town was supposed to look like, but it was actually planned well and had a human scale behind it, and many of the buildings are not only traditional in the aesthetic sense but use materials that are longer lasting and age gracefully.
@@ep5019 I agree, and my favourite thing about it is it's not cookie cutter. You'll maybe have three or four buildings in a row that match, but then the street corner will have a unique building that has an interesting alternate building material, shape, or an extra story added, you'll have courtyards and side streets that don't follow a boring grid plan. It's visually stimulating and doesn't feel as rushed or cold as certain other new build developments.
I wonder if these people would call would call the buildings on Oxford Street in London kitsch? I don't think so. Most people like them when they're old, so why not make something in a similar style that's new?
And one not often mentioned advantage of traditional architecture is that it ages well unlike "modern" styles that are only modern for 10 years after they're built and soon become eyesores when they lose their shine and novelty appeal.
Brutalism wasn't popular for long. The International style, in other words totally undecorated buildings were much more common, especially high rise and office buildings. These days we have a lot of past modern styles that try and incorporate aspects of traditional and historical architecture in modern buildings. I like Poundbury, not sure how practical it would be to build an entire country in this style, however traditional buildings evolved over many years, in terms of material choices and style. Things like generous eaves need to make a comeback on new buildings, and durable and aesethically pleasing building materials such as bricks and terracotta.
Another aspect is that modern buildings, especially commercial real estate, is often very specifically designed for a particular purpose. As a consequence, it's hard and expensive to turn old office buildings and malls into housing, if the local demand for real estate shifts. As a result, a lot of merely 20 year old offices are more economical to just tear down. Not a very sustainable use of materials and labour!
American here, seeing this type of architecture can still be built in the modern day while still being include all current modern amenities that have developed over a century gives me hope that maybe the same can be done here in the states, modern architecture is a blight not just to the western worlds aesthetic but history and heritage.
Part of me thinks this is the point of modernism, the modern elite hate our history and our culture and attack it every turn. A societies architecture says a lot about the state of a society, modernism is souless and ugly
Urban planning in the 50s, 60s, 70s was horrible. So many US cities all look the same. In England Milton Keynes New Town was built like that. The architects and planners never bothered asking or finding out what the residents like.
I’m British and had no idea this place existed (and neither did my husband or friends). I’d love to see this project get another wave of airtime on mainstream media here
I went there a few times when there new houses being built around 2017 - 2018. it's a very beautiful place, the only down side is that it is very small and in the middle of nowhere. it's nice to visit, not sure about living (that is if you are used to the city life as you might find there arent that many amenities and options).
Yeah it makes me respect the king a lot more, the modernist assault on english cities has been something thats made me angry since i was kid. They ruin the beauty and charm of english cities and towns.
This is the first time I am learning about this and Charles is bang on. We replaced our heritage and style with brutalism and made England extremely depressing. Poundbury looks very quaint, I love it.
Yea it’s sad to see so many cities that have been ruined. Thankgod for places like bath and Oxford and York and Edinburgh and Aberdeen. There’s still some beautiful cities and some cities still have beautiful areas like north Newcastle or south Liverpool etc
Australia also has a premium town designed from scratch in the 1980s. Dinner Plain in Victoria near the Hotham ski resort has rigorously enforced aesthetic standards. While it has a very different vibe to Poundbury, both have their own unique take on modern versions of traditional architecture.
Australian here.( Fleurieu)...and am horrified by our 'urban sprawl. Hundreds of houses packed together ( many with black roofs which create an oven effect in summer) with few trees, shops too far to walk and generic houses 😢. Driving south or north of Adelaide, the highway leading into Melbourne, this ugly phenomenon is on full display. Horrendous
Don't overlook a most important feature of this work, the KINGS FOUNDATION creates a place where young people can learn from established craftspeople how to build a window frame, how to plaster a cornice, how to create something of worth. I salute His vision.
I'm not an European myself, but old european buildings truly are fascinating. With so many trees in surrounding, easy access everywhere, it's no wonder that this is a success.
Old buildings are beautiful everywhere I think. Everywhere in the world, when local materials and techinques are used, buildings look gorgeous. Think about an old eastern asian pagoda, or an indian temple, or a central african traditional village house. I think we should be proud of our differences and build truly unique buildings, not concrete things that we can see all over the world
@@prunomars1410 Unfortunaely these buildings are not old and are poorlydesigned with a schizophrenic mix of both modern and 'traditional' methods poorly combined by illiterates
I grew up in Dorchester (the town adjacent to Poundbury), so have witnessed its development (from 2010 or so). In my opinion the first stage of poundbury is lovely, it’s very green and feels normal. However, the newer parts often feel devoid of character and almost like you’re walking around a movie set. This video makes poundbury look really good and hasn’t mentioned some of the weird rules in poundbury, for example, every property is listed, you can’t use a washing line and washing up liquid cannot be visible from the street). Not everyone is a fan of it, that being said I think almost everyone I know is in agreement that Poundbury is much better than other modern estates. Great video!
Greenery and beautification require time to mature. The oldest sections have had nearly thirty years to develop. In my hometown, Sofia, there is a neighborhood known as Western Park, constructed in the 1960s. The area features buildings in Stalinist style, which have aged attractively, alongside some in Khrushchev style, which are ugly. However, the district is appealing due to six decades of greenery and beautification maturation. Despite the presence of less attractive buildings, the overall ambiance of the neighborhood is quite pleasant. Give it time.
I know that it's not the same, but here in Colombia something like this happened a while ago, an old colonial town, was decided to be submerged to make a reservoir for the capital city, but people asked for the town to be rebuild, so government complied and they said it was a relocation and not a demolition, they rebuilt the town close to what it was, but not exactly the same, they introduced some new ideas and it was a huge success, the town now has a new attraction (the reservoir is used as a lake where people practice aquatic sports and fishing) and has a lot of tourist that come form the lake but also to see and walk the place, the town's name is Guatavita
I bought a copy of (then) Prince Charles's book when it was first published and it gave me furiously to think. I disagreed with him on some items but then read the book again. I still disagree on some matters (there is a beautiful modern building in Swindon that is listed as an eyesore.) but any controversial book where you can agree with 90% of the points has to be a thumping success. That KC III carried his vision through despite the opposition of the press and their financial masters shows his character. If nothing else we have got a brand new excellent new town which should serve as an example to others.
If you can agree on the broad strokes, it definitely means he had a point. When it comes to specifics it's expected that you wouldn't be 100% in alignment cause to a degree this is very subjective.
IIRC he thought the Tricorn Centre in Pompey was architecturally valid as well, and if true, on that he was very much mistaken. Broadly speaking his taste seems better than a lot of architects though.
@@tpower1912 There are two buildings in Swindon that have an exoskeleton and made it into the book. One 'The Link Centre' is hideous and deserves its place. The other is in Mead Way. It used to be the Renault Building but now is owned by Beard. Not to everyone's taste but I think it works. www.google.com/maps/@51.5665474,-1.8254888,3a,75y,90h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAkwlrPRQzZUpOVb3OPeCfg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
I visited Poundbury last year. I was struck by the absence of signs everywhere and road markings. It makes a huge difference to the feel of the town. It feels a very relaxing place to be. The houses are in small groups and are copies of housing styles that can be found across the UK. For example Georgian town houses can be found near small terraced workers cottages. Its fascinating to spot all the styles. A lovely place to visit and a lovely place to live I would think.
🥀THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name" (People only experience in the last days the reappearance of the Redeemer in the flesh, and they receive the personal work and words of God. This is because the last days are the conclusion of the whole age. These the sum and end of God's six-thousand-year rule plan, and these are the end of mankind's suffering life journey. My work will only last six thousand years, and I will I whose contempt for all mankind will not last more than six thousand years. I will not continue or delay any more: In the last days I will conquer Satan, I will take back all My glory, and I will take back the all the souls on earth that belong to Me so that these sorrowing souls can escape from the sea of suffering, and thus My whole work on earth will be finished. I will only do one thing on earth: I will change mankind, the humanity that is holy, and My faithful city on earth. This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. The spoils of war I have rescued from Satan's domain, and are the only consummation and fruition of My six-thousand-year rule plan. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the universe. I will destroy this ancient, and utterly defilement of mankind, as I destroyed the firstborn sons and cattle in Egypt, leaving only the Israelites, who ate lamb's flesh, drank lamb's blood, and sealed blood of sheep's on the beams of their houses) Almighty God said PEOPLE only in the LAST DAYS experience the RE-APPEARANCE of the REDEEMER in the FLESH, and they ACCEPT GOD'S PERSONAL WORKS and WORDS. It will not be two thousand years before the LAST DAYS of the END COME; they are SHORT, as JESUS DID the WORKS during the AGE of GRACE in JUDEA. This is because the LAST DAYS are the CONCLUSION of ALL TIME. These are the FULFILLMENT and the END of the SIX--THOUSAND--YEAR PLAN of GOD'S RULE, and they are the END of HUMANITY'S LIFE JOURNEY of SUFFERING. 🙏 My WORK WILL ONLY LAST SIX THOUSAND YEARS, and I PROMISE THAT EVIL'S HOLD OF ALL HUMANITY WILL NOT LAST MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND YEARS either. ☀️ And so timely. I will not continue or delay any longer: In the LAST DAYS I WILL CONQUER SATAN, I WILL RECOVER ALL MY GLORY, and I WILL RECOVER all the SOULS on EARTH that belong to Me so that these suffering SOULS can LOSE in the SEA of SUFFERING, and thus My ENTIRE WORK on EARTH will be FINISHED. From this day forward, I will never again incarnate on earth, and My domineering Spirit will never again work on earth. 🙏 I will only DO one THING on EARTH: I will CHANGE HUMANITY, humanity that is DIVINE, and My FAITHFUL CITY on EARTH. 🌺 But you must know that I will not destroy the whole world, nor will I destroy the whole humanity. I will KEEP the REMAINING PART THREE---the third part that LOVES Me and COMPLETELY SUBMITS to Me, and I will MAKE them fruitful and MULTIPLY in the EARTH as the ISRAELITES DID UNDER the LAW, FEEDING them with Abundant SHEEP and CATTLE and ALL the ABUNDANCES OF THE EARTH. 🌺 This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. 🙏 That mankind will not be harmed, disturbed, or besieged by Satan, and they will be the ONLY mankind that WILL REMAIN ON EARTH AFTER I AM VICTORIOUS AGAINST SATAN. This is humanity that I have NOW CONQUERED and GOT MY PROMISE. And so, the humanity conquered in the LAST DAYS is the same humanity that WILL BE SAVED and ACHIEVE My ETERNAL BLESSINGS. 🌺 This will be the only proof of My victory over Satan, and the only spoils of My battle with Satan. The SPOILERS of WAR I HAVE SAVED from SATAN'S ATTITUDE, and the ONLY COMPLETION and FRUIT of My SIX-THOUSAND-YEAR REIGN PLAN. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the UNIVERSE. They come from different races, different languages, customs and skin colors, and they are scattered in all countries and denominations around the world, and even in every corner of the WORLD. 🏵️ SOON, they will COME TOGETHER to BUILD THE PERFECT HUMANITY, the meeting of humanity that SATAN'S FORCES CANNOT REACH. 🙏 Those of HUMANITY that I have NOT SAVED and CONQUERED and will SINK SILENTLY in the DEPTH OF THE SEA, and MY BURNING FIRE WILL BURN ETERNALLY. 😪 I will wipe out this old, and utter abomination of mankind, just as I DESTROYED the FIRST-BORN BOYS and cattle in EGYPT, leaving only the ISRAELITES, who EAT lamb's flesh, DRINK sheep BLOOD, and STAMP the BLOOD of the asSHEEP on the beams of their DOORS. 🙏🌷🙏 AREN'T the PEOPLE I CONQUERED and became FAMILY the same PEOPLE who ATE My FLESH as LAMB and I REDEEMED and WORSHIP Me? Aren't they the TYPES of PEOPLE who are always ACCOMPANIED with My GLORY? Are they not without My body, the Lamb, and have quietly sunk into the depths of the sea? Now they oppose Me, and now My words and just like those that Jehovah said to the male children and male grandsons of Israel. BUT HARDNESS IN THE DEPTH of your HEARTS STORES MY WRATH, CAUSES MORE JUDGMENT on your SINS, and more WRATH on your unrighteousness. Who will be saved in My day of wrath, if this is how you treat Me now? ☀️ Whose UNJUSTICE can ESCAPE My EYES of PUNISHMENT? Whose sins can escape the hands of Me, the ALMIGHTY? Whose resistance will escape My judgment, the ALMIGHTY? I, JEHOVAH, am SPEAKING to you, TRIBES of GENTILE FAMILIES, and the WORDS I AM SPEAKING to you are MORE than ALL that was SPOKE in the AGE of LAW and in the AGE of GRACE, but you are more stubborn than all people in Egypt. Are you not storing up My wrath while I PREPARE My REST? How can you get away with nothing?g damage from My Sun, the ALMIGHTY? 🌻 From "The Word Appears in the Flesh" The kingdom that Christ brought down and built from heaven engraved with His Holy name "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 fulfillment of (Matthew 16:18) The Lord Jesus said "And I say to you, you are Peter, in upon this rock I will build my Church, that the power of death shall not prevail over her." 💌 So everyone is led here! because this is the last day which means the last age and the last salvation the last stage is the AGE OF THE KINGDOM or the age of the word, in His lowered Kingdom "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐because the purification of God has come to the individual of the spirit of man ("The Parable of the Washing of the Feet" John 13:5-9)... . EVERYONE WHO HAS AN EAR LISTEN TO WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES!" (Rev. 2:7,11,17,29 and 3:6,13,22) 🌺
It's criminal how many towns in the UK have been decimated by concrete monstrosities. Preston is a great example. It was never touched by bombing during the war (despite having several important factories) but has had the heart ripped out since the 1950's with the addition of a ring road straight through the centre, a hideous bus station and guild hall, dozens of perfectly decent terraces and churches knocked down to make way for modern housing and industrial estates, not to mention the university which has more recently completely taken over with student accommodation and modern monstrosities. Programmes like Grand Designs also don't help as they showcase the modern style of glass and prefeb-style houses as the best thing since sliced bread and quaint cottages as "old and decrepit".
Very well said. I live nearby and I'm always struck by the contrast between some of the lovely old buildings and the inexorable creep of ugly, alien modern architecture.
I think the 70s was the worst era for architecture where alot of lovely character buildings were being replaced by ugly so called modern Lego looking monstrosities!
Capitalism. Make a product as fast and cheap as possible. Hence why more and more of us live in grey cold sterile soviet block apartment buildings. And somehow people wonder why depression and suicide rates are skyrocketing.
Don't forget our amazing council that just let UCLAN do whatever they like. Even in my short life Preston went from a busy market town to a ghost town in what seems like 10 years. What they have done to the market is shocking, ripped out the stalls and local traders to be replaced by soulless crap
🥀THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name" (People only experience in the last days the reappearance of the Redeemer in the flesh, and they receive the personal work and words of God. This is because the last days are the conclusion of the whole age. These the sum and end of God's six-thousand-year rule plan, and these are the end of mankind's suffering life journey. My work will only last six thousand years, and I will I whose contempt for all mankind will not last more than six thousand years. I will not continue or delay any more: In the last days I will conquer Satan, I will take back all My glory, and I will take back the all the souls on earth that belong to Me so that these sorrowing souls can escape from the sea of suffering, and thus My whole work on earth will be finished. I will only do one thing on earth: I will change mankind, the humanity that is holy, and My faithful city on earth. This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. The spoils of war I have rescued from Satan's domain, and are the only consummation and fruition of My six-thousand-year rule plan. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the universe. I will destroy this ancient, and utterly defilement of mankind, as I destroyed the firstborn sons and cattle in Egypt, leaving only the Israelites, who ate lamb's flesh, drank lamb's blood, and sealed blood of sheep's on the beams of their houses) Almighty God said PEOPLE only in the LAST DAYS experience the RE-APPEARANCE of the REDEEMER in the FLESH, and they ACCEPT GOD'S PERSONAL WORKS and WORDS. It will not be two thousand years before the LAST DAYS of the END COME; they are SHORT, as JESUS DID the WORKS during the AGE of GRACE in JUDEA. This is because the LAST DAYS are the CONCLUSION of ALL TIME. These are the FULFILLMENT and the END of the SIX--THOUSAND--YEAR PLAN of GOD'S RULE, and they are the END of HUMANITY'S LIFE JOURNEY of SUFFERING. 🙏 My WORK WILL ONLY LAST SIX THOUSAND YEARS, and I PROMISE THAT EVIL'S HOLD OF ALL HUMANITY WILL NOT LAST MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND YEARS either. ☀️ And so timely. I will not continue or delay any longer: In the LAST DAYS I WILL CONQUER SATAN, I WILL RECOVER ALL MY GLORY, and I WILL RECOVER all the SOULS on EARTH that belong to Me so that these suffering SOULS can LOSE in the SEA of SUFFERING, and thus My ENTIRE WORK on EARTH will be FINISHED. From this day forward, I will never again incarnate on earth, and My domineering Spirit will never again work on earth. 🙏 I will only DO one THING on EARTH: I will CHANGE HUMANITY, humanity that is DIVINE, and My FAITHFUL CITY on EARTH. 🌺 But you must know that I will not destroy the whole world, nor will I destroy the whole humanity. I will KEEP the REMAINING PART THREE---the third part that LOVES Me and COMPLETELY SUBMITS to Me, and I will MAKE them fruitful and MULTIPLY in the EARTH as the ISRAELITES DID UNDER the LAW, FEEDING them with Abundant SHEEP and CATTLE and ALL the ABUNDANCES OF THE EARTH. 🌺 This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. 🙏 That mankind will not be harmed, disturbed, or besieged by Satan, and they will be the ONLY mankind that WILL REMAIN ON EARTH AFTER I AM VICTORIOUS AGAINST SATAN. This is humanity that I have NOW CONQUERED and GOT MY PROMISE. And so, the humanity conquered in the LAST DAYS is the same humanity that WILL BE SAVED and ACHIEVE My ETERNAL BLESSINGS. 🌺 This will be the only proof of My victory over Satan, and the only spoils of My battle with Satan. The SPOILERS of WAR I HAVE SAVED from SATAN'S ATTITUDE, and the ONLY COMPLETION and FRUIT of My SIX-THOUSAND-YEAR REIGN PLAN. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the UNIVERSE. They come from different races, different languages, customs and skin colors, and they are scattered in all countries and denominations around the world, and even in every corner of the WORLD. 🏵️ SOON, they will COME TOGETHER to BUILD THE PERFECT HUMANITY, the meeting of humanity that SATAN'S FORCES CANNOT REACH. 🙏 Those of HUMANITY that I have NOT SAVED and CONQUERED and will SINK SILENTLY in the DEPTH OF THE SEA, and MY BURNING FIRE WILL BURN ETERNALLY. 😪 I will wipe out this old, and utter abomination of mankind, just as I DESTROYED the FIRST-BORN BOYS and cattle in EGYPT, leaving only the ISRAELITES, who EAT lamb's flesh, DRINK sheep BLOOD, and STAMP the BLOOD of the asSHEEP on the beams of their DOORS. 🙏🌷🙏 AREN'T the PEOPLE I CONQUERED and became FAMILY the same PEOPLE who ATE My FLESH as LAMB and I REDEEMED and WORSHIP Me? Aren't they the TYPES of PEOPLE who are always ACCOMPANIED with My GLORY? Are they not without My body, the Lamb, and have quietly sunk into the depths of the sea? Now they oppose Me, and now My words and just like those that Jehovah said to the male children and male grandsons of Israel. BUT HARDNESS IN THE DEPTH of your HEARTS STORES MY WRATH, CAUSES MORE JUDGMENT on your SINS, and more WRATH on your unrighteousness. Who will be saved in My day of wrath, if this is how you treat Me now? ☀️ Whose UNJUSTICE can ESCAPE My EYES of PUNISHMENT? Whose sins can escape the hands of Me, the ALMIGHTY? Whose resistance will escape My judgment, the ALMIGHTY? I, JEHOVAH, am SPEAKING to you, TRIBES of GENTILE FAMILIES, and the WORDS I AM SPEAKING to you are MORE than ALL that was SPOKE in the AGE of LAW and in the AGE of GRACE, but you are more stubborn than all people in Egypt. Are you not storing up My wrath while I PREPARE My REST? How can you get away with nothing?g damage from My Sun, the ALMIGHTY? 🌻 From "The Word Appears in the Flesh" The kingdom that Christ brought down and built from heaven engraved with His Holy name "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 fulfillment of (Matthew 16:18) The Lord Jesus said "And I say to you, you are Peter, in upon this rock I will build my Church, that the power of death shall not prevail over her." 💌 So everyone is led here! because this is the last day which means the last age and the last salvation the last stage is the AGE OF THE KINGDOM or the age of the word, in His lowered Kingdom "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐because the purification of God has come to the individual of the spirit of man ("The Parable of the Washing of the Feet" John 13:5-9)... . EVERYONE WHO HAS AN EAR LISTEN TO WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES!" (Rev. 2:7,11,17,29 and 3:6,13,22) 🌺
I once visited Poundbury without realising it’s genesis story, and I remarked how stunning it was then, now I’ve watched this video, I appreciate it even more.
He always has been, but most people didn't want to know, being too obsessed with his, frankly unpleasant, first wife. He has been ahead of his time in just about everything he has done, and now he's being rightly seen as a good man, with his heart bang in the right place. He always has been, it's just the public perception of him that has changed. I think the only thing that has changed about him is that having a loving and supportive wife has encouraged him to be not afraid to show who he really is.
@@koloblicin Really? Doesn't seem a bad reputation or history in the main. All families have black sheep, but not many families suffer from lies and misinformation from a malignant media.
@@michaelmontagu3979 yup, but you dont become, hold power and stay the royal family by being nice. also, when do you think they lost control over the media? not even 1 whole generation ago, at max. also i see equally as many "media" praising and salivating over whatever they do as i see them critizising them. be real.
Is that not a common word in the states? (I'm assuming you're from there or maybe Canada) We use that word in Australia, I didn't realise it wasn't universal across the anglosphere.
As someone who lives and works here and has seen it become a thing, it's a good endeavour. It has its quirks and issues, but generally a pleasant and mostly peaceful place, like the town it's annexed to. I believe it's still classed as a village or "urban extension". The only downsides now are new builds and blueprints are not as well structured or formed as the original phase 1 building defects have plagued many buyers and renters because of the speed of development. Nice to see a video on this.
only 8 videos, yet you have 100k subscribers and millions of views, you are one of the most popular architecture channels on youtube, the views you get per video are about as consistent as the Architectural Digest channel, which has huge funding and resources, has been around for years and has many celebrity guests and is likely pushed by UA-cam. This is proof of your claim that the public hate modern architecture and love classical, the support and positive feedback on your channel by the viewers of your channel is testament enough to the truth you speak.
I live here and it's honestly a lovely place to live. The design is well thought out and there's decent parking for cars while not feeling cramped for space. Every other road has a feature or unusual looking building that makes for something nice to look at, be it a park, a fountain, a sculpture etc. The more business orientated areas don't have loads of parking spaces so you'd think that'd be an issue, but it really isn't, as you just park one road further away. There's plenty of little cut throughs between each road so you can get from a to b as a pedestrian really efficiently. The "it looks like a toy town" argument is somewhat true as there's a sense of fake old or modern archaic-ness to the buildings, but i think those people need to realise that in a few decades it'll look absolutely idyllic. The ivy walls will have grown, the trees will look more harmonious with the buildings, moss will have grown near the fountain etc. The only gripe I would say about living here (and it's quite minor) is that there are quite a few extra regulations that you won't get elsewhere. These can be things like washing lines can't be seen from the road, doors can only be a certain shade/ colour etc. I understand why they're in place, to keep the aesthetic to a certain uniform standard, but if you live in a flat with a balcony not being able to hang your washing out on it on a hot day can seem somewhat tedious. Anyways, if anyone has any questions about living here and would like to know more, I will do my best to answer them.
As an American that town does look pretty good and I'm sure it will look even better and more natural as it ages but I think it would help a bit if they got rid of such ridiculous and tedious lil regulations like the ones you listed at the end, not allowing people to make they'r own minor changes to theyr houses aesthetic (the best way I can put it) and forcing everyone to be the exact same just sounds a lil dystopian
@@elishafollet5347 it is and i agree. Like you won't get arrested for breaking said regulations but repeat offenses can get you a fine from the poundbury council. Plenty of locals won't say anything or report you but there's always some busy body somewhere who may tip off the council. Like I live in a one bed flat above a garage and I've had letters about my bins being seen from the road (another regulation) and i think this is mainly down to the bin men leaving them empty around the forecourt once they've emptied them. They're round the back of the property tucked away as much as possible and there's no where else for them to go. I've ignored said letters as I'm not gonna move the bins into my hallway but it's just ludicrous that i even get a letter. It as yet, hasn't gone further than that, but it's always in the back of your mind that it may and i really don't want the hassle of having to appeal it, if it does.
@@elishafollet5347 From what I've heard about what Homeowner's Associations in many US states are allowed to get up to, I think Poundbury gets off pretty lightly. Local government can be petty, but professional bureaucrats are rarely as emotionally invested in neighbourhood grudge matches as self-righteous pensioners with too much time on their hands.
I remember the designs of the homes being built for both heating and cooling efficiency using old tunnel methods that work in nature, this town is impressive and I wish I lived in it.
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American cities should really look into this kind of development. I’m glad there are new developments out there proving that new towns can be designed just as well as old ones.
I totally agree. If you look at Delafield Wisconsin, you will see a town built with traditional aesthetics. It is the prettiest town ( in my opinion) in Wisconsin. of course, the builder of this town faced steep opposition to get it done his way.
@@sunlion8218 "the builder of this town faced steep opposition to get it done his way" It's depressing how many petty subversives there are occupying key positions of authority within Western societies. All they seem to want to do is mentally torture people with their snidey moral posturing.
The recent "Culdesac" development in Phoenix is interesting. Low-rise apartments in a wonderful maze of pedestrian alleys and plazas, perfect for the Arizona sun.
lol, well actually they have, one of the points not mentioned in the video is that it's based on new orleans new urbanism, parking is situated on the rear of all of the streets so that the buildings face out onto the sidewalks, in this respect it's much easier to traverse between one economic centre and another, doesn't have enough pubs, restaurants and brasseries as of yet though.
I am an American, but my roots are in England and Ireland. I love architecture and history and felt this is home to me. The weather and landscape of Europe are calming.
To me, Poundbury is a standard everywhere in the UK should aspire to live up to. No more post modernist monstrosities, that belong in a George Orwell novel, blighting our landscapes It shows how neo- traditional architecture still works today, when combined with modern amenities.
1,000,000 visitors a year visit Hobbiton in New Zealand and most saying "Would love to live here". Meanwhile in the same country small family farms have been swallowed up by corporations who complain how difficult it is to attract workers to work in their large sheds built in a bleak landscape were small villages used to be
Dunno what to say, but you're absolutely right. NZ often prides itself in trying to find more 'wholistic', and 'inclusive' ways of doing things, but then approves those shoe box apartments,without a second thought. Continues to build suburbs that are extremely far from places of work, doesn't plan to include public transport into those new subdivisions, or if they do it's woefully inadequate on opening for the demand. Here a British Monarch envisioned a city that has mixed use for it's people, inclusive of social housing as well, and uses the local skill set and materials for construction. Man, and it's often said here that the colonisers have no sense of looking after people.
I remember a panel discussion in which Alain de Botton (the force behind the dubious advice channel, The School of Life) criticized the architecture of Poundbury, contemptuously dismissing it as "a pastiche". I thought, wait a minute, the town hasn't had any time to acquire a patina, to mellow with age, to gain a lived-in look that would communicate that "Yes. Human beings live here, happily." Alain de Botton, pretentious snob.
Pretentious snobs are full of themselves. Our job is to laugh at them, not let them intimidate us or shame us into not speaking out. After all, these losers would be out of a job if people would stand up to their con game.
@@Julia29853 Yes, indeed, but not always easy to do. Sometimes it requires a swift riposte when one is under attack. The panel included Leon Krier, Charles' principal architect. If memory serves, I don't think that he punched back effectively. The comment about patina was the best riposte that I could think of. I suppose that the happy residents of Poundbury are the best riposte of all. Perhaps, if there were a re-match of that panel, it would be amusing if residents were to skewer de Botton's pretentious snobbery. Wouldn't that be fun to watch.
"Pastiche" has long been the architectural elite's favorite encoded insult, and a shibboleth to those in the know, who know better than we - a secret handshake for insiders. But now they're beginning to sound ridiculous when they use it. Are we winning, at least a little?
"Pastiche" has long been the architectural elite's favorite encoded insult, a shibboleth to those in the know, who know better than we - a secret handshake for insiders. But now they risk sounding ridiculous when they use it. Are we winning, at least a little?
Surprised no mention of the use of common utility ducts/tunnels. Instead of the usual burying of utility cables and pipes, they share common ducts. This reduces the need for companies to block and dig up roads for maintenance, then leaving a patchwork of variable quality asphalt road repairs.
Again the Prince who is now King was right. He has been right in many of his projects, which were all treated as bunk by the "experts", and having a real expert on side in Leon Krier was genius.
King strikes as a very rational person who knows when to look for compromise and then to push against baseless resistance with force. His position on environment preservation and climate change is also very sensible. Not an alarmist whole his life but eventually ramping up the message as evidence and effects become clearer. I think it is unfortunate for UK that he was destined to be the King and not the governor (by the way I am not the absolutist and I would never support both at the same time).
@@guntisber5415 I think Charles has gotten an unfair reputation over the years. It seems nowadays the people of Britain see him as a down to earth (or at least someone that wants to be down to earth) and well meaning goofball, which is honestly not the worst reputation to have. One thing that Brits seem to agree on is that Charles is a WAY better person then Andrew. Part of me thinks that modern British Kings always seem to have a brother that is a massive screw up and exists to make the ruling brother look good by comparison. George VI had Edward VIII, Charles III has Andrew, and Prince William had Harry.
While a lot of his views on architecture, the environment and farming have been proven right, he was (not sure if still the case) a big proponent of homeopathy.
If this is done in a way that new young workers and families can afford to live there, then this seems like a very nice idea for more towns across the country. Especially if you need to clear derelict areas for projects or whatnot
Did I miss that part? I didn't hear them say that. I also was thinking from a health standpoint. For many having a grocery store within walking distance would be practical and healthy.@@riche.6660
@@riche.6660You're already doing that. It's called gas. Besides, don't try to shut up a whole concept because some idiots in the US tried to make a dystopian version.
Wow, I never knew that King Charles himself had such an impact on architecture, and was so interested in good, quality architecture! This was a very informative, interesting video about a very interesting town!
It’s been his interest for many years now. He also had a lot to say and do with retaining historical building in Romania when Ceausescu was demoliting then back in the 1980, he has saved hundreds of thousands of building there and every year visits to see how his projects are doing. 😊
In History, many monarchs wanted to be known not by being merely "the one who wielded a crown". The Shahs of Ancient Persia wanted to be known as gardeners. Roman Emperors wanted to be philosophers and administrators. Some kings wanted to be lawmakers and explorers. Even the Emperor of Brazil (my country) wanted to be a teacher. In many cases, monarchs take a passion that can be useful for the greater good.
He's always had a sincerely heartfelt interest in these projects and all things architecture, conservation, aestetics and balancing the natural world! He's an extraordinary human being, we are so lucky to have him! 🙋👍
I find it a bit bleak with an overwhelming lack of gardens and greenery, just lots of hard angular masonry, concrete and asphalt. The building would be dark and gloomy inside, no sky lights, no balconies, and the streets dominated by cars whilst being a virtual ghost town. It’s more like a creepy movie set
My goodness. I almost cannot believe how everything about the town makes sense. If only all "sustainability" and "10 minute cities" and "30 kph zones" looked like this...
@@INTCUWUSIUA as a concept, it’s not too bad, I guess. But I came to dislike the forceful and woeful implementation. This one, however, seems to be really nice.
15 minute cities are not and DO NOT have to be a modernist hellscape. that's right wing propaganda, how tf can a community thrive if half the people have to commute 1 hour to get to their jobs/shops?@@kovacdavid
@@kovacdavid Yes the implementation tends to be lacking in a lot of places, in particular in the anglosphere, but that's usually down to NIMBYs and other opposition groups watering down and hamstringing the intended plans. The thing to do is to push for more and higher standards, and to use succefull examples like this as the template.
I share the critique in the video. More trees and actually lesser pedestrian ways would be benefitial. Why no pedestrian walkways you ask? Well, there is a village in Germany which is cramped into a valley. Two roads lead into it and meet in the middle. As it is the only means to get into all the villages in that valley, obviously there is a lot of traffic. A very unsafe environment for the villagers. The normal reflex would be to have higher pedestrian walkways, more traffic lights, more speed limits, more lanes, etc. What they actually did was to remove everything, including the pedestrian walkways and plastered the whole village with coplestone. What happened is that traffic became slower and more alert of pedestrians. The mayor demonstrated this to a camera team by just walking from one sife of the street to the other side with traffic yielding to her naturally.
The city I live in built a new district with mixed used stores and apartments as well as terrace and single family homes. They did it in a style that mixes the old and new well and built a dedicated cycle road into the city centre (at the time the city had around 200,000 people living in it). The social housing looks the same as the normal housing and all are maintained well It's a dense neighborhood built right on the edge where everything becomes fields, has good bus links and it works very well. Always love going theough there, its relaxing and is how places should be designed, able to relax with a hot drink under the trees in front of the coffee shop, only the sounds of bycicles, the birds and people talking. It's beautiful
I read about this development around 2002 from the town's website, or was it The Prince's Trust website. It was amazing and so interesting to me. The ideals he wanted to achieve were admirable and to see them coming into fruition was a huge success. What appealed so much to me was to have shops, amenities, businesses and workplaces within 10min of walking, using local building materials and architectural styles, and also the lack of street signs that make the town look even more quaint and stress free, albeit I thought you'd require a good map to navigate the whole town due to the lack of it. Only let down is having no direct rail links. I told my UK friends about Poundbury and was surprised they didn't know. I explained glowingly to them prompting them to read up about it and were blown away by the project. And I'm from faraway Singapore and really jealous of what can be achieved with Poundbury's model of a sustainable and successful town planning.
Good video! Charles is too often dismissed by people who join in shallow opinions that are easy to repeat. Videos like this might encourage deeper thought.
@@Game_Heroas an American I have a deep love for republics as a former of government... but I have to say, as I get older... most of my main arguments have not held up well in the 21st century... depressingly so... our government does not listen to the people at all, we have almost no affect on what happens in DC, every year things here get worse and worse and the people slip deeper into despair... I don't want to get anymore political here as this is an architectural channel and we can all agree on supporting traditional architecture... but what the people want in a republic (beautiful architecture included) doesn't seem to be listened to any more then any other form of government.
@@daveweiss5647 That's a very american-centric experience that does not reflect necessarily elsewhere. I mean it was a mayor, a municipal government, behind nearly all the exemples of this channel (like that french and icelandic one). One must also understand this push for beautiful architecture is fairly recent compared to the previous century of its opposite, so it doesn't have to do much with government as to what the people elect them for and more "there wasn't much time to change course". Doomerism won't help anyone, especially not the right to criticize the government who often makes these decisions to follow the modernist trend so it can change course like it has and did happen. Also, all the money saved by having a president instead can go to finance beautiful architecture and other stuff like education instead. I'm not sure North Koreans agrees that their reality is being on the same level of "being listened too" as in Switzerland. It's positive optimism for change and making governments more democratic by popular checking and correcting that'll make these changes happen and having at least the actual choice to put them out if they don't that'll make the world better.
@@Game_HeroI won't argue with any of your points, it does seem like Switzerland has a much more representative system then most... but Indid have to chuckle at "the money saved by having a president"... when you're talking to an American you can see how thay might not apply to us....
Poundbury é local para mim, um bairro de Dorchester, e estranho é com o McDonalds com o pior estacionamento do lado. Espero um mundo de melhor em breve…
I would have liked to have heard more about the details of the design: the residential layout vs commercial shops, etc. Maybe more in the future? Clearly people appreciate towns actually built on a human scale. I'm sure it must have been novel to have the old world charm along with new construction quality and comfort.
Yeah, this video is really lacking in content or sources to support it's thesis. Which is wild considering it contains an original interview with the designer. It's 60% declarations about how right Charles was and 40% generic platitudes about urban design that all modernist architects agree with. He also completely mischaracterizes modernism's approach to shared spaces and construction.
the buildings in this town are frankensteins of traditional design, each building is “wrong” traditionally, they’ll use windows from one era with window sills from another etc. Which is why so many architects hate this town, it tried to be traditional yet was just wrong
Many architects have ruined the country in their pursuit of not kitsch. Poundbury is far more pleasant than say Milton Keynes or Coventry, which are modern cities.
@@benerikson I think they tried to take the best from tradition and the best from modern times while meeting financial restrictions in order to make Poundbury. They were not looking to recerate the past and make a museum town.
Thanks for pointing out the Craftsmanship! Outside of the “Disneyland” critique, the most common critique I’ve seen is that “the buildings aren’t really made any different than modern buildings, there’s still steel and concrete but they have these details slapped on the outside” - for one that seems like a moot point since that is the important point to me - living among beautiful, photogenic structures that lift the spirits, are a source of civic pride for residents, and represent vernacular architectural history of the region. That’s my priority, and the fixation on the structure of the building seems to buy so much in to Mies van der Roha’s mindset that the building should reveal how it’s built that they can’t even comprehend it’s not something most people care about! But now I know this point isn’t even true and the masonry involved is significant. (Btw the Disneyland critique feels like it’s supposed to be scathing. Like a “what are you some kind of Disney adult that wants to live in a fairytale?” But in vindicated by the results that most people would prefer to live in Disneyland than the quickly abandoned, drab concrete monoliths). Charles’ crusade for a better built environment has endeared this Yankee to him. Im wishing the states had someone in power with his vision.
The buildings are smaller and do not squeeze every square metre out of the real estate that is possible. It is the greedy capitalism that produces ugly cities. I like driving around in former east germany, as every place was owned by the state, they build spacious, with 10 or 20m distance of the facade of every house from the street, today this looks generous compared to 'wall, sidewalk, trickle, street' of urban squeezeout.
@@flexiblebirdchannel. lol the lovely charm of Stalinist Soviet block cities haha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you are funny. Boy those communists really appreciated the human soul and individual feelings. Oh wait, thats exactly what they hated and tried to kill off.
That's because the more accurate comparison is Celebration, Florida, if you're adult enough to actually add to the conversation in your own thought process, not just go "nuh-uh!" like a schoolkid. Neom isn't drab either.
@flexiblebirdchannel Capitalism is not necessarily at fault. Back in the day, they realized that you make more money by designing a place where people actually want to live. This really only changed when 20th century urbanists who on ideological grounds decided that they knew better how people should be living and that anybody who didn't like it should just shut up. But, for example the historical city center in my home town was purposefully designed to squeeze every last cent from the available land. But it works, mostly, because in order to make the most profit, they had to provide an attractive urbun design and set regulations to prevent ugly eyesores getting built. Today tourists cram themselves into the old streets of the city. Completely ignoring the boring and depressing modern neighborhoods that are almost indistinguishable from the depressing and boring neighborhoods you can find almost anywhere else.
Agree. I remember him being bagged about his organic farming and human scale architecture which I thought was awesome. I did not know he had built a town though.
I wish His Majesty would initiate this type of development project throughout the Commonwealth. The Canada Lands Company already redevelops surplus government lands, but these new residential and commercial developments are more typical of North American design and planning. I would love to see a "Poundbury" adapted to Upper and Lower Canada architectural vernacular in southern Ontario and Quebec. The same can be done in northwestern Ontario, the prairies, the Rockies, Vancouver and other regional centres in Canada.
Have the profoundly different Québécois architecture here instead, its our rich distinct national architectural history, our rich distinct culture that should be represented here in its whole. The one of British North America/Upper Canada is yours to keep and cherish.
I live in a town in Southern Ontario with lots of old Victorian houses. And all the new developments are just sterile urban designs, just rows of housing and parks, while all the shops, restaurants, and public spaces are in the old town, it's a disgrace. @@david_walker_esq
The US is also taking inspiration from Poundbury as they’re discovering that people prefer architecture that has character and gives off a homely vibe instead of the sharp and coldness brutalism emits
@@david_walker_esq I get it, but this is really limiting having only one era represented (with not that much of an architectural baggage to be frank it seems compared to other eras in québécois architectural history) compared to all we have to offer as a nation. It'll be like if english architecture was victorian and nothing else. It might have been your golden age of architecture and good enough on its own for you guys, but the same can't really be said for us. Also there wasn't a "respectively" so I assumed it was both for both, my bad.
Another brilliant video and I'm so glad you covered Poundbury. Against the sea of ugly developments plaguing the UK, it stands out as a genuine effort to create a place that strives for beauty, that people can be happy and proud to live in and aims to be timeless.
I lived there for a short time. It works though there are some HOA type problems. Oh, and the Tavern on the square won't take cash. Which is stupid. And I think illegal.
I really think His Majesty missed an opportunity with the name. Can you imagine the jokes he could have made to visiting dignitaries? “Right this way, Mr. President, I’ll take you to Poundtown.”
Any video about Brutalism would be scary. It's so damned awful, but I caught Hell in a Facebook group six months ago when I said so. In the case of Poundbury, the King has clothes, and I'm not afraid to say it.
@@Game_Hero I have yet to see a brutalist building that looked better than just about any well-proportioned architecture that adheres to what was learned about proportions would have looked. If something is going to be radically different, it should be judged as to whether it was radically better. Same for international style, it should have to justify itself as opposed to other choices. Beautiful buildings shouldn't be the ones that have to justify themselves.
Social housing without social workshops quote really hit home. I live in a very wealthy area and we have some social houses in our village. However there is no public transport so all these single mums can't get to work as they can't afford a car so end up just stuck at home all day.
Same here. Plus there is currently a small side of the hustle culture that ladies in social housing could take to a whole new level with social workshops.
@@AwesomeHairo Text followed by * generally indicates a correction. In this case would the corrected statement be with “Small correction:” including the quotation marks?
My late aunt lived in Poundbury up to 2010 she liked the town but found it a bit soulless and the snobbery that pervaded the town, as well as that there are strict rules in place that made it feel like a prison.
I applaud this project and Charles Windsor’s strong push for people and community friendly environments. I reside in just such a neighborhood. I returned to my birth place, Albuquerque, NM. and live in one of the older or oldest neighborhoods, Old Town / Plaza Vieja. My adobe casita was built in 1915. I am able to walk or bike to the grocery the bank, restaurants and pubs or breweries, shoe repair.…. a 20:00 nd the downtown train depot which I use to get to Santa Fe. Sadly some of the older buildings like the Alvarado Hotel were 20:00 demolished in the ‘70’s but many remain and Plaza Vieja remains with now newer businesses additions at the plaza that attract locals and not just tourists. The city 20:00 of Albuquerque is now working on and with the rails to trails project. Utilizing abandoned rail trunk lines that serviced industrial warehouses and the like. The rails to trail project will provide a green and inviting network of trails and paths for pedestrians and bikes and skates and art fairs and growers markets; now if we can figure out how to serve and respect the homeless.. we will.
I live in Weymouth and often visit Poundbury. I like the style of the buildings. The difference is the density of the buildings from other modern estates. The property’s are extremely expansive and had to smile at the claims of them being affordable housing. Parking is on the street. I’m not sure how electric cars shall be integrate into this type of development (trip hazard). The estate has no riff-raff. It is pleasant to go for a cream tea at the garden centre where I have seen Charles walking about with his entourage. Apparently the Brace of Butchers make egg sandwiches for him. It would be extremely nice to have a Queen Elizabeth II square or something to commemorate her. Charles has done an excellent job.
I remember when Charles was the media's royal "villain." (Harry's turn, now.) According to them, he couldn't do anything right. Well, this looks quite nice! I do think they could take some notes from the Netherlands and think a bit more about public transport and bicycles. But it's a major move forward. So much more liveable than a "dormitory suburb." (Perfect term, by the way.)
@@miketackabery7521Hardly. If proper bicycle infrastructure is provided, cycling can become an established part of the transportation mix. For shorter distances they are just really convenient. Dutch cities have set the example decades ago and nobody there would argue that bicycles are just a fad.
@@miketackabery7521 this is laughable, if bicycle is a fad then why does the dutch love it. And why is there a world widr wish to use it for transport.
Charles was the media's punching bag because a lot of wealthy people who had vested financial interests in building modern architecture also controlled the media.
The King has become a true man of the arts and I don't mean he just loves 'theatre or artwork' I mean he truly understands that the human spirit (no matter the social class) must have something to be inspired by. I doubt we have many others in the entire world who not only understand this but put their money and influence to work to achieve it. In UK I remember all the snooty comments from people who wanted to continue as before but, as we say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and because Poundbury is such a huge success, I guess the pudding is delicious. I hope the King has been able to influence his son to continue his great work.
I grew up near Dorchester and remember the initial controversy and jokes about Poundbury but that’s completely changed now. The only criticism I hear now is the lack of elevators which is a struggle for people living in top floor flats, especially if you have young children. People do want to live there though and it’s influenced so many modern developments
Well not having elevators or places for people to dry their clothes is taking things too far.. What about elderly people? Or anyone with mobility issues..?
You are creating really beautiful, well made, high quality, videos here. Thank you very much. Not easy to find comparable content about architecture. All the best. Keep going
I am not from the UK, and I must say there is absolutly nothing wrong with people who look back to England's glorious past, though in Poundbury's case it's looking back to England's simple, communal, lovely, town culture past, while injecting into it modern ideas such as 35% social housing (impressive and far more egalitarian than traditional England ever was).@@TonyWhitley
I just looked at houses for sale in Poundbury and the prices are as varied as anywhere and not more expensive than the surrounding area. They also look great!
I knew there were widely different views on Poundbury, but this comprehensive look at its creation and success is brilliant. Thank you. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
I never knew this town even existed! Thank you for this video and for all the work you do. As an interior designer I remember when I was studing the push and the indoctrination from our professors even here in Greece , to prove that brutalism and Avant-garde was a way to uprise against the establishment. What a pile of horseshit and waste of good teaching they were . We could learn so many intriguing techniques from our past and instead they chose to brush some off as quickly as they could.
I live next door to this and it’s another boomer investment haven that feels generally empty and tacked onto a failing market town with high cost/shutting shops and “Turkish” barbers. All facade.
As a local, poundbury does have a major crisis with a lot of it being relatively empty second homes. The stats are pre covid, but it was sitting at over 50% of the homes being empty for most of the year.
That’s unfortunate. Hopefully this will be addressed by the second home register being introduced. It’s silly how much of Britain is empty when there’s a shortage of housing.
@@Grymauch9 there were a few articles about it a couple of years ago, would you say its been fixed since then or has the free parking been removed or the like?
I don’t care what a house looks like, I just want it to support a decent lifestyle. Houses these days are so small without any storage facilities; open planned so all the heat goes up the stairs! They are designed for people who go to work, eat some ping food and then watch TV all night. I’ve been looking at downsizing to a flat. You get 3 rooms: a bedroom, a bathroom and an everything else room. The ‘kitchen’ is a sink, cupboard and space for a microwave next to space for the TV. You’ll be lucky to get a 2 seater sofa in. Deprive the people of housing and they’ll accept any old rubbish because it’s better than living on the streets.
One item not mentioned is Poundbury's access - or lack thereof - to the UK's rail system. A town may be walkable, but if you need a car to go anywhere else, that undermines one of its chief attractions.
I accidentally visited Poundbury once. I was doing a mini holiday visiting Devon/Dorset, and I booked an Airbnb to stay in Dorchester. We got to Poundbury at night, and the town centre looked a bit dead. But when I left the house in the the morning it seemed like a nice enough place. Very pleasant familiar style, like the types of villages/small towns I grew up in, but something was off. The roads were a little too wide, and the doorways and ceilings were a little too high for such an old building/neighbourhood. They did a great job. They've built it in a beautiful style that's cosy, human scaled, restful to the eye, but with the scale and function that suits modern life (taller people, bigger cars etc.) Only possible improvement I can think of is a local train station /tram to the centre, but that's a problem almost all british towns have 😂
Poundbury only has 4000 residents, so it's never going to be that lively, but I don't think anyone would ever go there for the nightlife. The cost there though will probably have a negative impact on the number of small shops and business that will be able to open there though.
@@RevStickleback Even with 4000 residents that is still odd, my old village has 5 pubs for over 2000 residents - the nightlife is always busy. I love to see the average age and headcount on the people who actively live in Poundbury
Cobblestone streets are not accessible for people with wheelchairs, nor kids in prams, nor pensioners. Yes, they look nice but if I had to choose between beauty and accessibility, I'd always pick accessibility, no matter what it would look like. And yes, I'm a wheelchair user, that's where my point of view comes from. 😂
@@AdamBurianek92I think that the original plan was for flat “bricks” to make up the streets, or at least that’s what was shown in the video, and that might be wheelchair accessible, but I don’t know
@@AdamBurianek92not all cobblestone bricks are like that, there are cobblestone roads in Bruges, Belgium where I live where it’s extremely smooth. People use bicycles and wheelchairs there all the time without problem. It’s because Bruges roads were built with the highest quality craftsmanship where price came last, it really depends on the effort and money put into it
As a journalist who lives near Poundbury, I actually made a video on the town last year. What I found was the town is nice, peaceful and positive, but just out of place in comparison to wider Dorset and South West. Credit to King Charlie cos he got this one right.
After all the grousing negativity and accusations we've heard about Charles Windsor, its great to finally hear that he had some real vision and success in advocating for the people, beauty, values, and tradition. Long live this Charles!
I wouldn't think it was recently built town if I wasn't informed about it; I wish new building projects take in consideration heritage and craftsmanship. I'd love to live in this town.
I would love for my own Council to follow this pleasing development. For many years I have regretted the soulless way of development. This so delightful development strengthens the pleasure of true living to help and enjoy all around you.
Poundbury is now on my bucket list to visit ASAP. I have visited a few new housing developments, its seems obvious that Poundbury thinking is spreading. When I saw Fairfield Park near Letchworth Garden City, at first I thought it was a toy town, indeed we always refer to as Toytown, but it has grown on me, I see it elsewhere too. In Toytown I think of childrens TV shows where the characters live in olde fashioned houses and streets and not in ugly flats, so toytown is now a pleasant name. But these developments obviously don't go anywhere as far as Poundbury does.
I had a look at it, bits look nice, but I note there's no solar and I'm forced to conclude it's just another hellscape as a result. Bonkers they're that recent and still don't have solar across all of them, or even a significant number. Plus there's a tonne of car parking on street which is bonkers when it could all be underground and I don't see cycle lanes. Doesn't mean it isn't better than other local villages though, I just can't see it being a good example of the way forward.
@@jonevansauthor I was surprised that cars had such presence there, I expected to see a much smaller amount, but the UK is having the same love affair with cars as the US did 70 years ago thanks to Mrs Thatcher. As for solar panels though they don't produce as much energy as people imagine. For that you need to know how much energy per capita you could produce on each roof vs the actual primary per capita energy use. me thinks this is more a retirement community since it is so far from London, maybe some remote workers and small biz people. So Wikipedia tells us the US per capita 300GJ/person of primary energy, the EU is about half that. Solar panels on a roof per person is only going to be about 1% of the total primary energy use, since each panel makes about 1GJ/yr at US insolation levels. You can do the math, 300 panels per person to make the same amount of energy. The only way to make 300GJ/yr per capita carbon free and using the least amount of land is to go nuclear. Molten Salt Reactors are my preference, constant heat output with storage with variable electric generation for load following.
I love and have endless support for this type of project, it needs to be done across the country. Sure mistakes will be made but they can be learned from and the important thing is trying. We can and should live in a beautiful society.
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Dresden and Germany were rebuild thanks to American generosity
Warsaw and Poland was genocided by Germans and now 90 cents out of every 1 euro spent by the EU on Poland is returned to Germany, thanks to their generosity
Curious if you'll ever cover this type of history
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@@2MinuteHockey thats not completly right. for every euro the EU spend in Poland, Poland just has to import a hell of things from Germany. so not 90 cent of the Euro goes to Germany but u have to spend it in germany. and the USA did not rebuild germany, they set the ground for it and help with the marshall Plan. the germany economic wonder of the 50s and 60s had more to do with the insanely fast growth of population the immigartion from trukisch worker to germany wich worked cheaper and help to set the base of the economie. also germany kept his econmicpowerhouses like Volkswagen. west europe started to trade more germany lays perfect to trade arounded by other strong partners the swiss, austria, france, italy, the netherlands, demark, belgium. (also luxenburge and lichtenstein are also very nice but a bit small to have an huge impact) the idea the economic boom of germany were only thanks to the usa is just wrong.
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I remember the criticism he faced at the time for his book and stance on the destruction of our arcitectural heritage, he was bang on target.
Exactly. I wasn’t even born at that time, but the words in his book voice exactly what I’m concerned about- it’s still incredibly relevant and more people should take it to heart
I remember it very well. The architecture Establishment in Britain referred to Charles as a "crank." Isn't that rich? These lunatics, who have marred the world with their revolting, assaultive architecture, referring to Charles as a crank!
@@the_aesthetic_city please visit nansledan. its also by prince charles and has corrected some of the issues of poundbury
I can remember that time and the architects hated what he said but the rest of the country applauded him.
Very nice, but he is part of a small number of people who literally own vast amounts of property both in the UK and abroad. Building one town is akin to building his own little palace for him and his court. Other improvements around the UK to revitalize the local economies and increase the number of homes for people to live, as well as decreasing the exorbitant rents for the population, would be more positive.
Couldn't agree more. Architects are the only people who praise modern architecture, and they choose to live in old houses. There is an estate in Durham that looks old but isn't and it is very popular. Build beautiful. We have no excuse not to.
THIS
we need a full resurgence of pre mid 20th century architecture
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Amen
Exactly. I hate how the 0.001% of people who are architects get to dictate to the 99.999% why their ugly and depression-inducing buildings are "good, actually". And we all just allow it because of their self-anointed superiority.
I am currently in the process of purchasing a home in Poundbury. Despite currently residing nearly 100 miles away, I am eager to leave the poorly constructed, unsightly housing developments in Devon by developers like Bovis and Barratt. Poundbury's beauty, infrastructure, sustainability, and overall charm make it an ideal place for me to call home.
Looks lovely! How expensive is it compared to other neighborhoods?
@@anabelsuyaiteja1361 Probably about £300,000 more than normal newbuilds 😂 , not a town for the middle class
Heavy looking architecture, poor infrastructure and a congested road network caused by the developer.
So one could actually buy houses in Poundbury? I thought people only rent there.
oh dear, i really hope you havent. new poundbury is a desert, i rarely see more than 5 people, theres no community, its a sterile environment and you'll STILL have to pay rent to the royal family and you cannot even pass on the bricks n morter to your family if you die.
People who first saw it being planned and built thought it was just kitsch and a fake idealistic image of what a traditional town was supposed to look like, but it was actually planned well and had a human scale behind it, and many of the buildings are not only traditional in the aesthetic sense but use materials that are longer lasting and age gracefully.
I agree, and all buildings are copies of something with a twist.
"traditionalism is le bad" I hate it when people think the term kitch is a real critique. They hate that they are incapable of producing beauty.
@@ep5019 I agree, and my favourite thing about it is it's not cookie cutter.
You'll maybe have three or four buildings in a row that match, but then the street corner will have a unique building that has an interesting alternate building material, shape, or an extra story added, you'll have courtyards and side streets that don't follow a boring grid plan.
It's visually stimulating and doesn't feel as rushed or cold as certain other new build developments.
Its almost as if post modernists use historical authenticity as a bad faith critique
I wonder if these people would call would call the buildings on Oxford Street in London kitsch? I don't think so. Most people like them when they're old, so why not make something in a similar style that's new?
And one not often mentioned advantage of traditional architecture is that it ages well unlike "modern" styles that are only modern for 10 years after they're built and soon become eyesores when they lose their shine and novelty appeal.
But art deco also aged like fine wine
@jonaspete true but art deco was still ornate which is why is aged wrll
@@jonaspete Yes, but art deco isn't the problem, but modern brutalist architecture.
Brutalism wasn't popular for long. The International style, in other words totally undecorated buildings were much more common, especially high rise and office buildings. These days we have a lot of past modern styles that try and incorporate aspects of traditional and historical architecture in modern buildings.
I like Poundbury, not sure how practical it would be to build an entire country in this style, however traditional buildings evolved over many years, in terms of material choices and style. Things like generous eaves need to make a comeback on new buildings, and durable and aesethically pleasing building materials such as bricks and terracotta.
Another aspect is that modern buildings, especially commercial real estate, is often very specifically designed for a particular purpose. As a consequence, it's hard and expensive to turn old office buildings and malls into housing, if the local demand for real estate shifts. As a result, a lot of merely 20 year old offices are more economical to just tear down. Not a very sustainable use of materials and labour!
American here, seeing this type of architecture can still be built in the modern day while still being include all current modern amenities that have developed over a century gives me hope that maybe the same can be done here in the states, modern architecture is a blight not just to the western worlds aesthetic but history and heritage.
Part of me thinks this is the point of modernism, the modern elite hate our history and our culture and attack it every turn. A societies architecture says a lot about the state of a society, modernism is souless and ugly
Carmel is good
@@bhuvanordhruvagreed especially with all the roundabouts but there’s still a long way to go
@@dankdude5615 new development is happening fast, so in a few years it will be even better
Urban planning in the 50s, 60s, 70s was horrible. So many US cities all look the same. In England Milton Keynes New Town was built like that. The architects and planners never bothered asking or finding out what the residents like.
This is a very pleasant-looking town, with a more humane feel to it. I'm not surprised people want to live there.
Indeed, very quaint
Yes, I'm sure the very wealthy people will love not having to look upon the common folk who can't afford to live there.
@@phily8093Have you even gone through this whole video at all?
@@adit0571 yes. I saw the bit about 35% affordable housing if thats what you're referring to. Bullshit! Affordable to who exactly?
@@phily8093 "social housing", not affordable...
Those homes are not for sale, instead they're for low cost rent
I’m British and had no idea this place existed (and neither did my husband or friends). I’d love to see this project get another wave of airtime on mainstream media here
We're you not born early enough, not to know of it? It started in the 80's, but really got going in the 90's & was often on the news & in the papers.
Same here, so that's what he's been doing, I thought he just spent his days on playstations...
I went there a few times when there new houses being built around 2017 - 2018. it's a very beautiful place, the only down side is that it is very small and in the middle of nowhere. it's nice to visit, not sure about living (that is if you are used to the city life as you might find there arent that many amenities and options).
Yeah it makes me respect the king a lot more, the modernist assault on english cities has been something thats made me angry since i was kid. They ruin the beauty and charm of english cities and towns.
There is a bigger town being built in Newquay called Nansledan, under the same scheme.
This is the first time I am learning about this and Charles is bang on. We replaced our heritage and style with brutalism and made England extremely depressing. Poundbury looks very quaint, I love it.
what would young people need ?
a future ?
Newquay in Cornwall also has a project that looks unique
Yea it’s sad to see so many cities that have been ruined. Thankgod for places like bath and Oxford and York and Edinburgh and Aberdeen. There’s still some beautiful cities and some cities still have beautiful areas like north Newcastle or south Liverpool etc
I live in Australia but lived in UK 55 years ago. I saw all the flats going up and they looked awful. Poundbury is lovely.
Australia also has a premium town designed from scratch in the 1980s. Dinner Plain in Victoria near the Hotham ski resort has rigorously enforced aesthetic standards. While it has a very different vibe to Poundbury, both have their own unique take on modern versions of traditional architecture.
Australian here.( Fleurieu)...and am horrified by our 'urban sprawl. Hundreds of houses packed together ( many with black roofs which create an oven effect in summer) with few trees, shops too far to walk and generic houses 😢. Driving south or north of Adelaide, the highway leading into Melbourne, this ugly phenomenon is on full display. Horrendous
He did the same with the Chelsea barracks and now there are beautiful buildings standing instead of boring glass and steel.
Don't overlook a most important feature of this work, the KINGS FOUNDATION creates a place where young people can learn from established craftspeople how to build a window frame, how to plaster a cornice, how to create something of worth. I salute His vision.
Yes and people want him to abdicate give me a effing break
I'm not an European myself, but old european buildings truly are fascinating. With so many trees in surrounding, easy access everywhere, it's no wonder that this is a success.
Old buildings are beautiful everywhere I think. Everywhere in the world, when local materials and techinques are used, buildings look gorgeous. Think about an old eastern asian pagoda, or an indian temple, or a central african traditional village house. I think we should be proud of our differences and build truly unique buildings, not concrete things that we can see all over the world
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@@prunomars1410 Unfortunaely these buildings are not old and are poorlydesigned with a schizophrenic mix of both modern and 'traditional' methods poorly combined by illiterates
Imagine being born in europe and being hardwired into thinking tat's the norm ...and then you see america
I stopped off at Poundbury on a road trip to Cornwall. It’s a really beautiful town that doesn’t feel brand new, just quaint and clean and cohesive.
I grew up in Dorchester (the town adjacent to Poundbury), so have witnessed its development (from 2010 or so). In my opinion the first stage of poundbury is lovely, it’s very green and feels normal. However, the newer parts often feel devoid of character and almost like you’re walking around a movie set. This video makes poundbury look really good and hasn’t mentioned some of the weird rules in poundbury, for example, every property is listed, you can’t use a washing line and washing up liquid cannot be visible from the street). Not everyone is a fan of it, that being said I think almost everyone I know is in agreement that Poundbury is much better than other modern estates. Great video!
Greenery and beautification require time to mature. The oldest sections have had nearly thirty years to develop. In my hometown, Sofia, there is a neighborhood known as Western Park, constructed in the 1960s. The area features buildings in Stalinist style, which have aged attractively, alongside some in Khrushchev style, which are ugly. However, the district is appealing due to six decades of greenery and beautification maturation. Despite the presence of less attractive buildings, the overall ambiance of the neighborhood is quite pleasant. Give it time.
You think the rules are weird, talk to an American who has to deal with a Home Owners Association (HOA)
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Clothes lines should be allowed.
They can look ugly, but can also look nice or ok if done tastefully.
They are part of living!
I’m from Orlando FL. So Poundbury is basically like Celebration FL, the town that Disney built? 😮
I know that it's not the same, but here in Colombia something like this happened a while ago, an old colonial town, was decided to be submerged to make a reservoir for the capital city, but people asked for the town to be rebuild, so government complied and they said it was a relocation and not a demolition, they rebuilt the town close to what it was, but not exactly the same, they introduced some new ideas and it was a huge success, the town now has a new attraction (the reservoir is used as a lake where people practice aquatic sports and fishing) and has a lot of tourist that come form the lake but also to see and walk the place, the town's name is Guatavita
That happened on an episode of the Simpsons
Thanks for this! 👍
I bought a copy of (then) Prince Charles's book when it was first published and it gave me furiously to think. I disagreed with him on some items but then read the book again. I still disagree on some matters (there is a beautiful modern building in Swindon that is listed as an eyesore.) but any controversial book where you can agree with 90% of the points has to be a thumping success. That KC III carried his vision through despite the opposition of the press and their financial masters shows his character. If nothing else we have got a brand new excellent new town which should serve as an example to others.
If you can agree on the broad strokes, it definitely means he had a point. When it comes to specifics it's expected that you wouldn't be 100% in alignment cause to a degree this is very subjective.
IIRC he thought the Tricorn Centre in Pompey was architecturally valid as well, and if true, on that he was very much mistaken. Broadly speaking his taste seems better than a lot of architects though.
What building in Swindon is that?
@@tpower1912 There are two buildings in Swindon that have an exoskeleton and made it into the book. One 'The Link Centre' is hideous and deserves its place. The other is in Mead Way. It used to be the Renault Building but now is owned by Beard. Not to everyone's taste but I think it works. www.google.com/maps/@51.5665474,-1.8254888,3a,75y,90h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAkwlrPRQzZUpOVb3OPeCfg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
@@tpower1912 I'm gonna hazard a guess that it's the DMJ. I love that building but it's a controversial take.
I visited Poundbury last year. I was struck by the absence of signs everywhere and road markings. It makes a huge difference to the feel of the town. It feels a very relaxing place to be. The houses are in small groups and are copies of housing styles that can be found across the UK. For example Georgian town houses can be found near small terraced workers cottages. Its fascinating to spot all the styles. A lovely place to visit and a lovely place to live I would think.
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This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. 🙏 That mankind will not be harmed, disturbed, or besieged by Satan, and they will be the ONLY mankind that WILL REMAIN ON EARTH AFTER I AM VICTORIOUS AGAINST SATAN. This is humanity that I have NOW CONQUERED and GOT MY PROMISE. And so, the humanity conquered in the LAST DAYS is the same humanity that WILL BE SAVED and ACHIEVE My ETERNAL BLESSINGS. 🌺
This will be the only proof of My victory over Satan, and the only spoils of My battle with Satan. The SPOILERS of WAR I HAVE SAVED from SATAN'S ATTITUDE, and the ONLY COMPLETION and FRUIT of My SIX-THOUSAND-YEAR REIGN PLAN. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the UNIVERSE. They come from different races, different languages, customs and skin colors, and they are scattered in all countries and denominations around the world, and even in every corner of the WORLD. 🏵️ SOON, they will COME TOGETHER to BUILD THE PERFECT HUMANITY, the meeting of humanity that SATAN'S FORCES CANNOT REACH. 🙏 Those of HUMANITY that I have NOT SAVED and CONQUERED and will SINK SILENTLY in the DEPTH OF THE SEA, and MY BURNING FIRE WILL BURN ETERNALLY. 😪
I will wipe out this old, and utter abomination of mankind, just as I DESTROYED the FIRST-BORN BOYS and cattle in EGYPT, leaving only the ISRAELITES, who EAT lamb's flesh, DRINK sheep BLOOD, and STAMP the BLOOD of the asSHEEP on the beams of their DOORS. 🙏🌷🙏
AREN'T the PEOPLE I CONQUERED and became FAMILY the same PEOPLE who ATE My FLESH as LAMB and I REDEEMED and WORSHIP Me? Aren't they the TYPES of PEOPLE who are always ACCOMPANIED with My GLORY? Are they not without My body, the Lamb, and have quietly sunk into the depths of the sea? Now they oppose Me, and now My words and just like those that Jehovah said to the male children and male grandsons of Israel. BUT HARDNESS IN THE DEPTH of your HEARTS STORES MY WRATH, CAUSES MORE JUDGMENT on your SINS, and more WRATH on your unrighteousness. Who will be saved in My day of wrath, if this is how you treat Me now? ☀️
Whose UNJUSTICE can ESCAPE My EYES of PUNISHMENT? Whose sins can escape the hands of Me, the ALMIGHTY? Whose resistance will escape My judgment, the ALMIGHTY? I, JEHOVAH, am SPEAKING to you, TRIBES of GENTILE FAMILIES, and the WORDS I AM SPEAKING to you are MORE than ALL that was SPOKE in the AGE of LAW and in the AGE of GRACE, but you are more stubborn than all people in Egypt. Are you not storing up My wrath while I PREPARE My REST? How can you get away with nothing?g damage from My Sun, the ALMIGHTY? 🌻
From "The Word Appears in the Flesh"
The kingdom that Christ brought down and built from heaven engraved with His Holy name "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 fulfillment of (Matthew 16:18) The Lord Jesus said "And I say to you, you are Peter, in upon this rock I will build my Church, that the power of death shall not prevail over her."
💌 So everyone is led here! because this is the last day which means the last age and the last salvation the last stage is the AGE OF THE KINGDOM or the age of the word, in His lowered Kingdom "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐because the purification of God has come to the individual of the spirit of man ("The Parable of the Washing of the Feet" John 13:5-9)... . EVERYONE WHO HAS AN EAR LISTEN TO WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES!" (Rev. 2:7,11,17,29 and 3:6,13,22) 🌺
It's criminal how many towns in the UK have been decimated by concrete monstrosities.
Preston is a great example. It was never touched by bombing during the war (despite having several important factories) but has had the heart ripped out since the 1950's with the addition of a ring road straight through the centre, a hideous bus station and guild hall, dozens of perfectly decent terraces and churches knocked down to make way for modern housing and industrial estates, not to mention the university which has more recently completely taken over with student accommodation and modern monstrosities.
Programmes like Grand Designs also don't help as they showcase the modern style of glass and prefeb-style houses as the best thing since sliced bread and quaint cottages as "old and decrepit".
Very well said. I live nearby and I'm always struck by the contrast between some of the lovely old buildings and the inexorable creep of ugly, alien modern architecture.
I think the 70s was the worst era for architecture where alot of lovely character buildings were being replaced by ugly so called modern Lego looking monstrosities!
The bus station looks good though
Capitalism. Make a product as fast and cheap as possible. Hence why more and more of us live in grey cold sterile soviet block apartment buildings. And somehow people wonder why depression and suicide rates are skyrocketing.
Don't forget our amazing council that just let UCLAN do whatever they like. Even in my short life Preston went from a busy market town to a ghost town in what seems like 10 years. What they have done to the market is shocking, ripped out the stalls and local traders to be replaced by soulless crap
I love how each city district has its own character and seems to come from a different epoch. And all of them fit well together
🥀THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name"
(People only experience in the last days the reappearance of the Redeemer in the flesh, and they receive the personal work and words of God. This is because the last days are the conclusion of the whole age. These the sum and end of God's six-thousand-year rule plan, and these are the end of mankind's suffering life journey. My work will only last six thousand years, and I will I whose contempt for all mankind will not last more than six thousand years. I will not continue or delay any more: In the last days I will conquer Satan, I will take back all My glory, and I will take back the all the souls on earth that belong to Me so that these sorrowing souls can escape from the sea of suffering, and thus My whole work on earth will be finished. I will only do one thing on earth: I will change mankind, the humanity that is holy, and My faithful city on earth. This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. The spoils of war I have rescued from Satan's domain, and are the only consummation and fruition of My six-thousand-year rule plan. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the universe. I will destroy this ancient, and utterly defilement of mankind, as I destroyed the firstborn sons and cattle in Egypt, leaving only the Israelites, who ate lamb's flesh, drank lamb's blood, and sealed blood of sheep's on the beams of their houses)
Almighty God said
PEOPLE only in the LAST DAYS experience the RE-APPEARANCE of the REDEEMER in the FLESH, and they ACCEPT GOD'S PERSONAL WORKS and WORDS. It will not be two thousand years before the LAST DAYS of the END COME; they are SHORT, as JESUS DID the WORKS during the AGE of GRACE in JUDEA. This is because the LAST DAYS are the CONCLUSION of ALL TIME. These are the FULFILLMENT and the END of the SIX--THOUSAND--YEAR PLAN of GOD'S RULE, and they are the END of HUMANITY'S LIFE JOURNEY of SUFFERING. 🙏
My WORK WILL ONLY LAST SIX THOUSAND YEARS, and I PROMISE THAT EVIL'S HOLD OF ALL HUMANITY WILL NOT LAST MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND YEARS either. ☀️
And so timely. I will not continue or delay any longer: In the LAST DAYS I WILL CONQUER SATAN, I WILL RECOVER ALL MY GLORY, and I WILL RECOVER all the SOULS on EARTH that belong to Me so that these suffering SOULS can LOSE in the SEA of SUFFERING, and thus My ENTIRE WORK on EARTH will be FINISHED. From this day forward, I will never again incarnate on earth, and My domineering Spirit will never again work on earth. 🙏
I will only DO one THING on EARTH: I will CHANGE HUMANITY, humanity that is DIVINE, and My FAITHFUL CITY on EARTH. 🌺
But you must know that I will not destroy the whole world, nor will I destroy the whole humanity. I will KEEP the REMAINING PART THREE---the third part that LOVES Me and COMPLETELY SUBMITS to Me, and I will MAKE them fruitful and MULTIPLY in the EARTH as the ISRAELITES DID UNDER the LAW, FEEDING them with Abundant SHEEP and CATTLE and ALL the ABUNDANCES OF THE EARTH. 🌺
This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. 🙏 That mankind will not be harmed, disturbed, or besieged by Satan, and they will be the ONLY mankind that WILL REMAIN ON EARTH AFTER I AM VICTORIOUS AGAINST SATAN. This is humanity that I have NOW CONQUERED and GOT MY PROMISE. And so, the humanity conquered in the LAST DAYS is the same humanity that WILL BE SAVED and ACHIEVE My ETERNAL BLESSINGS. 🌺
This will be the only proof of My victory over Satan, and the only spoils of My battle with Satan. The SPOILERS of WAR I HAVE SAVED from SATAN'S ATTITUDE, and the ONLY COMPLETION and FRUIT of My SIX-THOUSAND-YEAR REIGN PLAN. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the UNIVERSE. They come from different races, different languages, customs and skin colors, and they are scattered in all countries and denominations around the world, and even in every corner of the WORLD. 🏵️ SOON, they will COME TOGETHER to BUILD THE PERFECT HUMANITY, the meeting of humanity that SATAN'S FORCES CANNOT REACH. 🙏 Those of HUMANITY that I have NOT SAVED and CONQUERED and will SINK SILENTLY in the DEPTH OF THE SEA, and MY BURNING FIRE WILL BURN ETERNALLY. 😪
I will wipe out this old, and utter abomination of mankind, just as I DESTROYED the FIRST-BORN BOYS and cattle in EGYPT, leaving only the ISRAELITES, who EAT lamb's flesh, DRINK sheep BLOOD, and STAMP the BLOOD of the asSHEEP on the beams of their DOORS. 🙏🌷🙏
AREN'T the PEOPLE I CONQUERED and became FAMILY the same PEOPLE who ATE My FLESH as LAMB and I REDEEMED and WORSHIP Me? Aren't they the TYPES of PEOPLE who are always ACCOMPANIED with My GLORY? Are they not without My body, the Lamb, and have quietly sunk into the depths of the sea? Now they oppose Me, and now My words and just like those that Jehovah said to the male children and male grandsons of Israel. BUT HARDNESS IN THE DEPTH of your HEARTS STORES MY WRATH, CAUSES MORE JUDGMENT on your SINS, and more WRATH on your unrighteousness. Who will be saved in My day of wrath, if this is how you treat Me now? ☀️
Whose UNJUSTICE can ESCAPE My EYES of PUNISHMENT? Whose sins can escape the hands of Me, the ALMIGHTY? Whose resistance will escape My judgment, the ALMIGHTY? I, JEHOVAH, am SPEAKING to you, TRIBES of GENTILE FAMILIES, and the WORDS I AM SPEAKING to you are MORE than ALL that was SPOKE in the AGE of LAW and in the AGE of GRACE, but you are more stubborn than all people in Egypt. Are you not storing up My wrath while I PREPARE My REST? How can you get away with nothing?g damage from My Sun, the ALMIGHTY? 🌻
From "The Word Appears in the Flesh"
The kingdom that Christ brought down and built from heaven engraved with His Holy name "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 fulfillment of (Matthew 16:18) The Lord Jesus said "And I say to you, you are Peter, in upon this rock I will build my Church, that the power of death shall not prevail over her."
💌 So everyone is led here! because this is the last day which means the last age and the last salvation the last stage is the AGE OF THE KINGDOM or the age of the word, in His lowered Kingdom "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐because the purification of God has come to the individual of the spirit of man ("The Parable of the Washing of the Feet" John 13:5-9)... . EVERYONE WHO HAS AN EAR LISTEN TO WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES!" (Rev. 2:7,11,17,29 and 3:6,13,22) 🌺
I once visited Poundbury without realising it’s genesis story, and I remarked how stunning it was then, now I’ve watched this video, I appreciate it even more.
Charles III is a more interesting person than what the media has tried to tell us
He always has been, but most people didn't want to know, being too obsessed with his, frankly unpleasant, first wife. He has been ahead of his time in just about everything he has done, and now he's being rightly seen as a good man, with his heart bang in the right place. He always has been, it's just the public perception of him that has changed. I think the only thing that has changed about him is that having a loving and supportive wife has encouraged him to be not afraid to show who he really is.
@@michaelmontagu3979 also his familys general repuation and history doesnt help.
@@koloblicin Really? Doesn't seem a bad reputation or history in the main. All families have black sheep, but not many families suffer from lies and misinformation from a malignant media.
@@michaelmontagu3979 yup,
but you dont become, hold power and stay the royal family by being nice.
also, when do you think they lost control over the media?
not even 1 whole generation ago, at max.
also i see equally as many "media" praising and salivating over whatever they do as i see them critizising them.
be real.
And his narcissistic American daughter in law
“higgledy-piggledy” is the most British word I’ve ever heard, and it’s now my favourite
Is that not a common word in the states? (I'm assuming you're from there or maybe Canada)
We use that word in Australia, I didn't realise it wasn't universal across the anglosphere.
How about: nook and cranny…
@@anon8740it is used in the US but not that common
There's a Pump it Up song named that.
@@markfrancis5164 we use nook and cranny in the US. But never in my life heard higgledy-piggledy used here.
As someone who lives and works here and has seen it become a thing, it's a good endeavour. It has its quirks and issues, but generally a pleasant and mostly peaceful place, like the town it's annexed to. I believe it's still classed as a village or "urban extension". The only downsides now are new builds and blueprints are not as well structured or formed as the original phase 1 building defects have plagued many buyers and renters because of the speed of development.
Nice to see a video on this.
only 8 videos, yet you have 100k subscribers and millions of views, you are one of the most popular architecture channels on youtube, the views you get per video are about as consistent as the Architectural Digest channel, which has huge funding and resources, has been around for years and has many celebrity guests and is likely pushed by UA-cam.
This is proof of your claim that the public hate modern architecture and love classical, the support and positive feedback on your channel by the viewers of your channel is testament enough to the truth you speak.
A million of these: 👍🏻
Perfectly put! ❤❤❤
Misuse of commas.
Yes, we are the silent majority and we now have an advocate.
@@AwesomeHairo Don't worry; you'll get over it dear.
I live here and it's honestly a lovely place to live. The design is well thought out and there's decent parking for cars while not feeling cramped for space. Every other road has a feature or unusual looking building that makes for something nice to look at, be it a park, a fountain, a sculpture etc.
The more business orientated areas don't have loads of parking spaces so you'd think that'd be an issue, but it really isn't, as you just park one road further away. There's plenty of little cut throughs between each road so you can get from a to b as a pedestrian really efficiently.
The "it looks like a toy town" argument is somewhat true as there's a sense of fake old or modern archaic-ness to the buildings, but i think those people need to realise that in a few decades it'll look absolutely idyllic. The ivy walls will have grown, the trees will look more harmonious with the buildings, moss will have grown near the fountain etc.
The only gripe I would say about living here (and it's quite minor) is that there are quite a few extra regulations that you won't get elsewhere. These can be things like washing lines can't be seen from the road, doors can only be a certain shade/ colour etc.
I understand why they're in place, to keep the aesthetic to a certain uniform standard, but if you live in a flat with a balcony not being able to hang your washing out on it on a hot day can seem somewhat tedious.
Anyways, if anyone has any questions about living here and would like to know more, I will do my best to answer them.
As an American that town does look pretty good and I'm sure it will look even better and more natural as it ages but I think it would help a bit if they got rid of such ridiculous and tedious lil regulations like the ones you listed at the end, not allowing people to make they'r own minor changes to theyr houses aesthetic (the best way I can put it) and forcing everyone to be the exact same just sounds a lil dystopian
@@elishafollet5347 it is and i agree. Like you won't get arrested for breaking said regulations but repeat offenses can get you a fine from the poundbury council. Plenty of locals won't say anything or report you but there's always some busy body somewhere who may tip off the council.
Like I live in a one bed flat above a garage and I've had letters about my bins being seen from the road (another regulation) and i think this is mainly down to the bin men leaving them empty around the forecourt once they've emptied them.
They're round the back of the property tucked away as much as possible and there's no where else for them to go. I've ignored said letters as I'm not gonna move the bins into my hallway but it's just ludicrous that i even get a letter. It as yet, hasn't gone further than that, but it's always in the back of your mind that it may and i really don't want the hassle of having to appeal it, if it does.
@@fozthepoet8274 y'all should really have a meeting or something about that stuff
@@elishafollet5347 From what I've heard about what Homeowner's Associations in many US states are allowed to get up to, I think Poundbury gets off pretty lightly. Local government can be petty, but professional bureaucrats are rarely as emotionally invested in neighbourhood grudge matches as self-righteous pensioners with too much time on their hands.
Put a shower curtain rod over your bathtub. Hand your clothes to drip into the bath. Open the windows. I did this because of wasps on my balcony.
I love TREES! Every time I see new trees planted, i think "that's us caring for our grandkids".
I remember the designs of the homes being built for both heating and cooling efficiency using old tunnel methods that work in nature, this town is impressive and I wish I lived in it.
🥀THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name"
(People only experience in the last days the reappearance of the Redeemer in the flesh, and they receive the personal work and words of God. This is because the last days are the conclusion of the whole age. These the sum and end of God's six-thousand-year rule plan, and these are the end of mankind's suffering life journey. My work will only last six thousand years, and I will I whose contempt for all mankind will not last more than six thousand years. I will not continue or delay any more: In the last days I will conquer Satan, I will take back all My glory, and I will take back the all the souls on earth that belong to Me so that these sorrowing souls can escape from the sea of suffering, and thus My whole work on earth will be finished. I will only do one thing on earth: I will change mankind, the humanity that is holy, and My faithful city on earth. This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. The spoils of war I have rescued from Satan's domain, and are the only consummation and fruition of My six-thousand-year rule plan. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the universe. I will destroy this ancient, and utterly defilement of mankind, as I destroyed the firstborn sons and cattle in Egypt, leaving only the Israelites, who ate lamb's flesh, drank lamb's blood, and sealed blood of sheep's on the beams of their houses)
Almighty God said
PEOPLE only in the LAST DAYS experience the RE-APPEARANCE of the REDEEMER in the FLESH, and they ACCEPT GOD'S PERSONAL WORKS and WORDS. It will not be two thousand years before the LAST DAYS of the END COME; they are SHORT, as JESUS DID the WORKS during the AGE of GRACE in JUDEA. This is because the LAST DAYS are the CONCLUSION of ALL TIME. These are the FULFILLMENT and the END of the SIX--THOUSAND--YEAR PLAN of GOD'S RULE, and they are the END of HUMANITY'S LIFE JOURNEY of SUFFERING. 🙏
My WORK WILL ONLY LAST SIX THOUSAND YEARS, and I PROMISE THAT EVIL'S HOLD OF ALL HUMANITY WILL NOT LAST MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND YEARS either. ☀️
And so timely. I will not continue or delay any longer: In the LAST DAYS I WILL CONQUER SATAN, I WILL RECOVER ALL MY GLORY, and I WILL RECOVER all the SOULS on EARTH that belong to Me so that these suffering SOULS can LOSE in the SEA of SUFFERING, and thus My ENTIRE WORK on EARTH will be FINISHED. From this day forward, I will never again incarnate on earth, and My domineering Spirit will never again work on earth. 🙏
I will only DO one THING on EARTH: I will CHANGE HUMANITY, humanity that is DIVINE, and My FAITHFUL CITY on EARTH. 🌺
But you must know that I will not destroy the whole world, nor will I destroy the whole humanity. I will KEEP the REMAINING PART THREE---the third part that LOVES Me and COMPLETELY SUBMITS to Me, and I will MAKE them fruitful and MULTIPLY in the EARTH as the ISRAELITES DID UNDER the LAW, FEEDING them with Abundant SHEEP and CATTLE and ALL the ABUNDANCES OF THE EARTH. 🌺
This humanity will remain with Me forever, but it is not the vile filthy humanity of today, but the humanity accumulated from My earnings. 🙏 That mankind will not be harmed, disturbed, or besieged by Satan, and they will be the ONLY mankind that WILL REMAIN ON EARTH AFTER I AM VICTORIOUS AGAINST SATAN. This is humanity that I have NOW CONQUERED and GOT MY PROMISE. And so, the humanity conquered in the LAST DAYS is the same humanity that WILL BE SAVED and ACHIEVE My ETERNAL BLESSINGS. 🌺
This will be the only proof of My victory over Satan, and the only spoils of My battle with Satan. The SPOILERS of WAR I HAVE SAVED from SATAN'S ATTITUDE, and the ONLY COMPLETION and FRUIT of My SIX-THOUSAND-YEAR REIGN PLAN. They come from every nation and denomination, and every place and town, throughout the UNIVERSE. They come from different races, different languages, customs and skin colors, and they are scattered in all countries and denominations around the world, and even in every corner of the WORLD. 🏵️ SOON, they will COME TOGETHER to BUILD THE PERFECT HUMANITY, the meeting of humanity that SATAN'S FORCES CANNOT REACH. 🙏 Those of HUMANITY that I have NOT SAVED and CONQUERED and will SINK SILENTLY in the DEPTH OF THE SEA, and MY BURNING FIRE WILL BURN ETERNALLY. 😪
I will wipe out this old, and utter abomination of mankind, just as I DESTROYED the FIRST-BORN BOYS and cattle in EGYPT, leaving only the ISRAELITES, who EAT lamb's flesh, DRINK sheep BLOOD, and STAMP the BLOOD of the asSHEEP on the beams of their DOORS. 🙏🌷🙏
AREN'T the PEOPLE I CONQUERED and became FAMILY the same PEOPLE who ATE My FLESH as LAMB and I REDEEMED and WORSHIP Me? Aren't they the TYPES of PEOPLE who are always ACCOMPANIED with My GLORY? Are they not without My body, the Lamb, and have quietly sunk into the depths of the sea? Now they oppose Me, and now My words and just like those that Jehovah said to the male children and male grandsons of Israel. BUT HARDNESS IN THE DEPTH of your HEARTS STORES MY WRATH, CAUSES MORE JUDGMENT on your SINS, and more WRATH on your unrighteousness. Who will be saved in My day of wrath, if this is how you treat Me now? ☀️
Whose UNJUSTICE can ESCAPE My EYES of PUNISHMENT? Whose sins can escape the hands of Me, the ALMIGHTY? Whose resistance will escape My judgment, the ALMIGHTY? I, JEHOVAH, am SPEAKING to you, TRIBES of GENTILE FAMILIES, and the WORDS I AM SPEAKING to you are MORE than ALL that was SPOKE in the AGE of LAW and in the AGE of GRACE, but you are more stubborn than all people in Egypt. Are you not storing up My wrath while I PREPARE My REST? How can you get away with nothing?g damage from My Sun, the ALMIGHTY? 🌻
From "The Word Appears in the Flesh"
The kingdom that Christ brought down and built from heaven engraved with His Holy name "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 fulfillment of (Matthew 16:18) The Lord Jesus said "And I say to you, you are Peter, in upon this rock I will build my Church, that the power of death shall not prevail over her."
💌 So everyone is led here! because this is the last day which means the last age and the last salvation the last stage is the AGE OF THE KINGDOM or the age of the word, in His lowered Kingdom "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐because the purification of God has come to the individual of the spirit of man ("The Parable of the Washing of the Feet" John 13:5-9)... . EVERYONE WHO HAS AN EAR LISTEN TO WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES!" (Rev. 2:7,11,17,29 and 3:6,13,22) 🌺
American cities should really look into this kind of development. I’m glad there are new developments out there proving that new towns can be designed just as well as old ones.
I totally agree. If you look at Delafield Wisconsin, you will see a town built with traditional aesthetics. It is the prettiest town ( in my opinion) in Wisconsin. of course, the builder of this town faced steep opposition to get it done his way.
@@sunlion8218 "the builder of this town faced steep opposition to get it done his way"
It's depressing how many petty subversives there are occupying key positions of authority within Western societies. All they seem to want to do is mentally torture people with their snidey moral posturing.
The recent "Culdesac" development in Phoenix is interesting. Low-rise apartments in a wonderful maze of pedestrian alleys and plazas, perfect for the Arizona sun.
lol, well actually they have, one of the points not mentioned in the video is that it's based on new orleans new urbanism, parking is situated on the rear of all of the streets so that the buildings face out onto the sidewalks, in this respect it's much easier to traverse between one economic centre and another, doesn't have enough pubs, restaurants and brasseries as of yet though.
There are a few, Seaside Florida is one of them.
I am an American, but my roots are in England and Ireland. I love architecture and history and felt this is home to me. The weather and landscape of Europe are calming.
To me, Poundbury is a standard everywhere in the UK should aspire to live up to. No more post modernist monstrosities, that belong in a George Orwell novel, blighting our landscapes
It shows how neo- traditional architecture still works today, when combined with modern amenities.
I am glad for you, unfortunately the changeable weather causes many in UK to get stressed, but hey, without it, what would we talk about?
1,000,000 visitors a year visit Hobbiton in New Zealand and most saying "Would love to live here".
Meanwhile in the same country small family farms have been swallowed up by corporations who complain how difficult it is to attract workers to work in their large sheds built in a bleak landscape were small villages used to be
The irony eh?
Dunno what to say, but you're absolutely right.
NZ often prides itself in trying to find more 'wholistic', and 'inclusive' ways of doing things, but then approves those shoe box apartments,without a second thought. Continues to build suburbs that are extremely far from places of work, doesn't plan to include public transport into those new subdivisions, or if they do it's woefully inadequate on opening for the demand.
Here a British Monarch envisioned a city that has mixed use for it's people, inclusive of social housing as well, and uses the local skill set and materials for construction. Man, and it's often said here that the colonisers have no sense of looking after people.
They'll flatten another village to FIFO workers from Africa shortly
Did you New Zealand and Australia do not allow people with autism to move there? Because it's "too expensive"
I remember a panel discussion in which Alain de Botton (the force behind the dubious advice channel, The School of Life) criticized the architecture of Poundbury, contemptuously dismissing it as "a pastiche". I thought, wait a minute, the town hasn't had any time to acquire a patina, to mellow with age, to gain a lived-in look that would communicate that "Yes. Human beings live here, happily." Alain de Botton, pretentious snob.
Pretentious snobs are full of themselves. Our job is to laugh at them, not let them intimidate us or shame us into not speaking out. After all, these losers would be out of a job if people would stand up to their con game.
@@Julia29853 Yes, indeed, but not always easy to do. Sometimes it requires a swift riposte when one is under attack. The panel included Leon Krier, Charles' principal architect. If memory serves, I don't think that he punched back effectively. The comment about patina was the best riposte that I could think of. I suppose that the happy residents of Poundbury are the best riposte of all. Perhaps, if there were a re-match of that panel, it would be amusing if residents were to skewer de Botton's pretentious snobbery. Wouldn't that be fun to watch.
"Pastiche" has long been the architectural elite's favorite encoded insult, and a shibboleth to those in the know, who know better than we - a secret handshake for insiders. But now they're beginning to sound ridiculous when they use it. Are we winning, at least a little?
Now I don't disagree with the characterisation of TSoL and de Botton, but "snobbery" in effect is the exact reason Poundbury exists.
"Pastiche" has long been the architectural elite's favorite encoded insult, a shibboleth to those in the know, who know better than we - a secret handshake for insiders. But now they risk sounding ridiculous when they use it. Are we winning, at least a little?
Surprised no mention of the use of common utility ducts/tunnels. Instead of the usual burying of utility cables and pipes, they share common ducts. This reduces the need for companies to block and dig up roads for maintenance, then leaving a patchwork of variable quality asphalt road repairs.
Again the Prince who is now King was right. He has been right in many of his projects, which were all treated as bunk by the "experts", and having a real expert on side in Leon Krier was genius.
King strikes as a very rational person who knows when to look for compromise and then to push against baseless resistance with force. His position on environment preservation and climate change is also very sensible. Not an alarmist whole his life but eventually ramping up the message as evidence and effects become clearer. I think it is unfortunate for UK that he was destined to be the King and not the governor (by the way I am not the absolutist and I would never support both at the same time).
@@guntisber5415 I think Charles has gotten an unfair reputation over the years.
It seems nowadays the people of Britain see him as a down to earth (or at least someone that wants to be down to earth) and well meaning goofball, which is honestly not the worst reputation to have.
One thing that Brits seem to agree on is that Charles is a WAY better person then Andrew.
Part of me thinks that modern British Kings always seem to have a brother that is a massive screw up and exists to make the ruling brother look good by comparison.
George VI had Edward VIII, Charles III has Andrew, and Prince William had Harry.
@@Kaiserboo1871 To be clear, I don't think Harry is a massive screw up, but he is certainly really different.
While a lot of his views on architecture, the environment and farming have been proven right, he was (not sure if still the case) a big proponent of homeopathy.
@@diglyphThat makes him right again, unless you think we should all be slaves to Big Pharma?
If this is done in a way that new young workers and families can afford to live there, then this seems like a very nice idea for more towns across the country. Especially if you need to clear derelict areas for projects or whatnot
I love the idea that most places are reachable with a 10 min. walk. We in the states could use this. It is really lovely to look at too!
You won't like it when they charge you every time you take your car out on the road which is the direction these 15 min cities are heading in.
Did I miss that part? I didn't hear them say that. I also was thinking from a health standpoint. For many having a grocery store within walking distance would be practical and healthy.@@riche.6660
@@riche.6660You're already doing that. It's called gas. Besides, don't try to shut up a whole concept because some idiots in the US tried to make a dystopian version.
you already are charged every time you take your car out, in multiple ways@@riche.6660
@@demo2823 They love making dystopian corporate versions here ;-;
Wow, I never knew that King Charles himself had such an impact on architecture, and was so interested in good, quality architecture! This was a very informative, interesting video about a very interesting town!
It’s been his interest for many years now.
He also had a lot to say and do with retaining historical building in Romania when Ceausescu was demoliting then back in the 1980, he has saved hundreds of thousands of building there and every year visits to see how his projects are doing. 😊
@@dianeshelton9592 Wow, what a hero!
When you have every material need taken care of, you can take interest in many things
This video is utter tosh
TBH, we in the states don't hear much about the king's talents...gardening, painting, publishing, etc. He's quite the Renaissance man...
In History, many monarchs wanted to be known not by being merely "the one who wielded a crown".
The Shahs of Ancient Persia wanted to be known as gardeners.
Roman Emperors wanted to be philosophers and administrators.
Some kings wanted to be lawmakers and explorers.
Even the Emperor of Brazil (my country) wanted to be a teacher.
In many cases, monarchs take a passion that can be useful for the greater good.
He's always had a sincerely heartfelt interest in these projects and all things architecture, conservation, aestetics and balancing the natural world! He's an extraordinary human being, we are so lucky to have him! 🙋👍
This is actually a lovely dose of positive news! It is beautiful, they did a great job by ageing the town off the bat. Love the design!
I find it a bit bleak with an overwhelming lack of gardens and greenery, just lots of hard angular masonry, concrete and asphalt. The building would be dark and gloomy inside, no sky lights, no balconies, and the streets dominated by cars whilst being a virtual ghost town. It’s more like a creepy movie set
There are lots of balconies and the windows on lots of the designs look huge - I wonder which buildings gave you the impression of being gloomy
My goodness. I almost cannot believe how everything about the town makes sense. If only all "sustainability" and "10 minute cities" and "30 kph zones" looked like this...
This *is* pretty much exactly what a "15 minute city" is.
@@INTCUWUSIUA as a concept, it’s not too bad, I guess. But I came to dislike the forceful and woeful implementation. This one, however, seems to be really nice.
15 minute cities are not and DO NOT have to be a modernist hellscape. that's right wing propaganda, how tf can a community thrive if half the people have to commute 1 hour to get to their jobs/shops?@@kovacdavid
@@kovacdavid Yes the implementation tends to be lacking in a lot of places, in particular in the anglosphere, but that's usually down to NIMBYs and other opposition groups watering down and hamstringing the intended plans.
The thing to do is to push for more and higher standards, and to use succefull examples like this as the template.
I share the critique in the video. More trees and actually lesser pedestrian ways would be benefitial.
Why no pedestrian walkways you ask?
Well, there is a village in Germany which is cramped into a valley. Two roads lead into it and meet in the middle. As it is the only means to get into all the villages in that valley, obviously there is a lot of traffic. A very unsafe environment for the villagers.
The normal reflex would be to have higher pedestrian walkways, more traffic lights, more speed limits, more lanes, etc.
What they actually did was to remove everything, including the pedestrian walkways and plastered the whole village with coplestone.
What happened is that traffic became slower and more alert of pedestrians.
The mayor demonstrated this to a camera team by just walking from one sife of the street to the other side with traffic yielding to her naturally.
The city I live in built a new district with mixed used stores and apartments as well as terrace and single family homes. They did it in a style that mixes the old and new well and built a dedicated cycle road into the city centre (at the time the city had around 200,000 people living in it). The social housing looks the same as the normal housing and all are maintained well
It's a dense neighborhood built right on the edge where everything becomes fields, has good bus links and it works very well. Always love going theough there, its relaxing and is how places should be designed, able to relax with a hot drink under the trees in front of the coffee shop, only the sounds of bycicles, the birds and people talking. It's beautiful
I read about this development around 2002 from the town's website, or was it The Prince's Trust website. It was amazing and so interesting to me. The ideals he wanted to achieve were admirable and to see them coming into fruition was a huge success. What appealed so much to me was to have shops, amenities, businesses and workplaces within 10min of walking, using local building materials and architectural styles, and also the lack of street signs that make the town look even more quaint and stress free, albeit I thought you'd require a good map to navigate the whole town due to the lack of it. Only let down is having no direct rail links. I told my UK friends about Poundbury and was surprised they didn't know. I explained glowingly to them prompting them to read up about it and were blown away by the project. And I'm from faraway Singapore and really jealous of what can be achieved with Poundbury's model of a sustainable and successful town planning.
Good video! Charles is too often dismissed by people who join in shallow opinions that are easy to repeat. Videos like this might encourage deeper thought.
idk, republicanists may have a point. As do people not wanting a monarch oceans away. But I'll agree with him on urbanism.
@@Game_Heroas an American I have a deep love for republics as a former of government... but I have to say, as I get older... most of my main arguments have not held up well in the 21st century... depressingly so... our government does not listen to the people at all, we have almost no affect on what happens in DC, every year things here get worse and worse and the people slip deeper into despair... I don't want to get anymore political here as this is an architectural channel and we can all agree on supporting traditional architecture... but what the people want in a republic (beautiful architecture included) doesn't seem to be listened to any more then any other form of government.
@@daveweiss5647 That's a very american-centric experience that does not reflect necessarily elsewhere. I mean it was a mayor, a municipal government, behind nearly all the exemples of this channel (like that french and icelandic one). One must also understand this push for beautiful architecture is fairly recent compared to the previous century of its opposite, so it doesn't have to do much with government as to what the people elect them for and more "there wasn't much time to change course". Doomerism won't help anyone, especially not the right to criticize the government who often makes these decisions to follow the modernist trend so it can change course like it has and did happen. Also, all the money saved by having a president instead can go to finance beautiful architecture and other stuff like education instead. I'm not sure North Koreans agrees that their reality is being on the same level of "being listened too" as in Switzerland. It's positive optimism for change and making governments more democratic by popular checking and correcting that'll make these changes happen and having at least the actual choice to put them out if they don't that'll make the world better.
@@Game_HeroI won't argue with any of your points, it does seem like Switzerland has a much more representative system then most... but Indid have to chuckle at "the money saved by having a president"... when you're talking to an American you can see how thay might not apply to us....
Yes, you need a figurehead who has no business or election motivations, he just wants to see his country do something good.
Man, if only part of my city could be as pleasant as Poundburry... Brazil is a country destroyed in all ways by modernism
You still have some wonderful spots ...
Isso pq vc não mora no inferno que é Brasília
say that to a 10 lane avenue next to a historic train station in sao paolo@@rorykeegan1895
most of new world countries did this, trying to distant themselves from colonial era
Poundbury é local para mim, um bairro de Dorchester, e estranho é com o McDonalds com o pior estacionamento do lado. Espero um mundo de melhor em breve…
yeah, my grandma lives here so I pop down every so often. She even met King Charles at one point
I would have liked to have heard more about the details of the design: the residential layout vs commercial shops, etc. Maybe more in the future? Clearly people appreciate towns actually built on a human scale. I'm sure it must have been novel to have the old world charm along with new construction quality and comfort.
Yeah, this video is really lacking in content or sources to support it's thesis. Which is wild considering it contains an original interview with the designer.
It's 60% declarations about how right Charles was and 40% generic platitudes about urban design that all modernist architects agree with.
He also completely mischaracterizes modernism's approach to shared spaces and construction.
the buildings in this town are frankensteins of traditional design, each building is “wrong” traditionally, they’ll use windows from one era with window sills from another etc. Which is why so many architects hate this town, it tried to be traditional yet was just wrong
Many architects have ruined the country in their pursuit of not kitsch.
Poundbury is far more pleasant than say Milton Keynes or Coventry, which are modern cities.
@@benerikson I think they tried to take the best from tradition and the best from modern times while meeting financial restrictions in order to make Poundbury. They were not looking to recerate the past and make a museum town.
@@beneriksonwhat a dumb nitpick
Thanks for pointing out the Craftsmanship! Outside of the “Disneyland” critique, the most common critique I’ve seen is that “the buildings aren’t really made any different than modern buildings, there’s still steel and concrete but they have these details slapped on the outside” - for one that seems like a moot point since that is the important point to me - living among beautiful, photogenic structures that lift the spirits, are a source of civic pride for residents, and represent vernacular architectural history of the region. That’s my priority, and the fixation on the structure of the building seems to buy so much in to Mies van der Roha’s mindset that the building should reveal how it’s built that they can’t even comprehend it’s not something most people care about!
But now I know this point isn’t even true and the masonry involved is significant.
(Btw the Disneyland critique feels like it’s supposed to be scathing. Like a “what are you some kind of Disney adult that wants to live in a fairytale?” But in vindicated by the results that most people would prefer to live in Disneyland than the quickly abandoned, drab concrete monoliths).
Charles’ crusade for a better built environment has endeared this Yankee to him. Im wishing the states had someone in power with his vision.
The buildings are smaller and do not squeeze every square metre out of the real estate that is possible. It is the greedy capitalism that produces ugly cities. I like driving around in former east germany, as every place was owned by the state, they build spacious, with 10 or 20m distance of the facade of every house from the street, today this looks generous compared to 'wall, sidewalk, trickle, street' of urban squeezeout.
@@flexiblebirdchannel. lol the lovely charm of Stalinist Soviet block cities haha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you are funny. Boy those communists really appreciated the human soul and individual feelings. Oh wait, thats exactly what they hated and tried to kill off.
That's because the more accurate comparison is Celebration, Florida, if you're adult enough to actually add to the conversation in your own thought process, not just go "nuh-uh!" like a schoolkid.
Neom isn't drab either.
@flexiblebirdchannel Capitalism is not necessarily at fault. Back in the day, they realized that you make more money by designing a place where people actually want to live. This really only changed when 20th century urbanists who on ideological grounds decided that they knew better how people should be living and that anybody who didn't like it should just shut up.
But, for example the historical city center in my home town was purposefully designed to squeeze every last cent from the available land. But it works, mostly, because in order to make the most profit, they had to provide an attractive urbun design and set regulations to prevent ugly eyesores getting built.
Today tourists cram themselves into the old streets of the city. Completely ignoring the boring and depressing modern neighborhoods that are almost indistinguishable from the depressing and boring neighborhoods you can find almost anywhere else.
Instead the states got Donald Trump…
The Kings idea is absolutely amazing and has fantastic vision.
Fortunately, Britain still has a conservative, traditional, and Christian monarchy that is critical of Modernism.
Agree. I remember him being bagged about his organic farming and human scale architecture which I thought was awesome. I did not know he had built a town though.
@orvos1459 give it a few and it’ll be Islamic. Don’t rest on your laurels. Things can still go wrong
I wish His Majesty would initiate this type of development project throughout the Commonwealth. The Canada Lands Company already redevelops surplus government lands, but these new residential and commercial developments are more typical of North American design and planning. I would love to see a "Poundbury" adapted to Upper and Lower Canada architectural vernacular in southern Ontario and Quebec. The same can be done in northwestern Ontario, the prairies, the Rockies, Vancouver and other regional centres in Canada.
Have the profoundly different Québécois architecture here instead, its our rich distinct national architectural history, our rich distinct culture that should be represented here in its whole. The one of British North America/Upper Canada is yours to keep and cherish.
@@Game_Hero That's why I said Lower Canada, as in Quebec.
I live in a town in Southern Ontario with lots of old Victorian houses. And all the new developments are just sterile urban designs, just rows of housing and parks, while all the shops, restaurants, and public spaces are in the old town, it's a disgrace. @@david_walker_esq
The US is also taking inspiration from Poundbury as they’re discovering that people prefer architecture that has character and gives off a homely vibe instead of the sharp and coldness brutalism emits
@@david_walker_esq I get it, but this is really limiting having only one era represented (with not that much of an architectural baggage to be frank it seems compared to other eras in québécois architectural history) compared to all we have to offer as a nation. It'll be like if english architecture was victorian and nothing else. It might have been your golden age of architecture and good enough on its own for you guys, but the same can't really be said for us. Also there wasn't a "respectively" so I assumed it was both for both, my bad.
Another brilliant video and I'm so glad you covered Poundbury. Against the sea of ugly developments plaguing the UK, it stands out as a genuine effort to create a place that strives for beauty, that people can be happy and proud to live in and aims to be timeless.
I lived there for a short time.
It works though there are some HOA type problems.
Oh, and the Tavern on the square won't take cash.
Which is stupid. And I think illegal.
Never heard of this, but it's fantastic. We need way more of this! More beauty will solve a lot of issues in the world.
I knew he was keen on conservation but had no idea, he spear headed such a practical initiative. I'd love to see it!
I really think His Majesty missed an opportunity with the name. Can you imagine the jokes he could have made to visiting dignitaries? “Right this way, Mr. President, I’ll take you to Poundtown.”
I don't understand the joke.
damn you got the whole squad laughing
@@Svensk7119 I think it's the name of a British Discount retailer.
Please do a scary Halloween video about brutalism in architecture
Sometimes historical brutalism slaps tbf - but rarely
We shouldn't generalize, brutalism can work, this very channel has shown exemples of it. It's how it's designed and thought out.
@@Game_Hero It can work well in dystopian sci-fi movies or video games (e.g. Lectra City in Borderlands 3).
Any video about Brutalism would be scary. It's so damned awful, but I caught Hell in a Facebook group six months ago when I said so. In the case of Poundbury, the King has clothes, and I'm not afraid to say it.
@@Game_Hero I have yet to see a brutalist building that looked better than just about any well-proportioned architecture that adheres to what was learned about proportions would have looked. If something is going to be radically different, it should be judged as to whether it was radically better. Same for international style, it should have to justify itself as opposed to other choices. Beautiful buildings shouldn't be the ones that have to justify themselves.
I never knew or heard about Poundbury. However, my respect for that blimey ol' King across the pond raised immensely! Absolutely beautiful!
Social housing without social workshops quote really hit home. I live in a very wealthy area and we have some social houses in our village. However there is no public transport so all these single mums can't get to work as they can't afford a car so end up just stuck at home all day.
Same here. Plus there is currently a small side of the hustle culture that ladies in social housing could take to a whole new level with social workshops.
Thank you for building this city King Charles! It turned out wonderfully charming!
It is not a City.
Small correction, it's 'His Majesty', not 'His royal highness'. That was a style used when he was still Prince of Wales.
Came here to say this
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Uhm actually... There should be a finger emoji.🤓👆 @@Ali-hasToRun
Misuse of a comma. "Small correction:"*
@@AwesomeHairo Text followed by * generally indicates a correction. In this case would the corrected statement be with “Small correction:” including the quotation marks?
My late aunt lived in Poundbury up to 2010 she liked the town but found it a bit soulless and the snobbery that pervaded the town, as well as that there are strict rules in place that made it feel like a prison.
I applaud this project and Charles Windsor’s strong push for people and community friendly environments. I reside in just such a neighborhood. I returned to my birth place, Albuquerque, NM. and live in one of the older or oldest neighborhoods, Old Town / Plaza Vieja. My adobe casita was built in 1915. I am able to walk or bike to the grocery the bank, restaurants and pubs or breweries, shoe repair.…. a 20:00 nd the downtown train depot which I use to get to Santa Fe. Sadly some of the older buildings like the Alvarado Hotel were 20:00 demolished in the ‘70’s but many remain and Plaza Vieja remains with now newer businesses additions at the plaza that attract locals and not just tourists. The city 20:00 of Albuquerque is now working on and with the rails to trails project. Utilizing abandoned rail trunk lines that serviced industrial warehouses and the like. The rails to trail project will provide a green and inviting network of trails and paths for pedestrians and bikes and skates and art fairs and growers markets; now if we can figure out how to serve and respect the homeless.. we will.
Beautiful town. I hope these inspire people to create more beautiful buildings
I live in Weymouth and often visit Poundbury. I like the style of the buildings. The difference is the density of the buildings from other modern estates. The property’s are extremely expansive and had to smile at the claims of them being affordable housing. Parking is on the street. I’m not sure how electric cars shall be integrate into this type of development (trip hazard).
The estate has no riff-raff.
It is pleasant to go for a cream tea at the garden centre where I have seen Charles walking about with his entourage. Apparently the Brace of Butchers make egg sandwiches for him.
It would be extremely nice to have a Queen Elizabeth II square or something to commemorate her.
Charles has done an excellent job.
Affordable as in well below market rate and only available to certain people who qualify for the program.
"May he defend our laws,
and ever give us cause
to sing with heart and voice
God save the king!"
I remember when Charles was the media's royal "villain." (Harry's turn, now.) According to them, he couldn't do anything right. Well, this looks quite nice!
I do think they could take some notes from the Netherlands and think a bit more about public transport and bicycles. But it's a major move forward. So much more liveable than a "dormitory suburb." (Perfect term, by the way.)
Bicycles are very nice, but their extreme popularity is a fashion. A fad. They'll lose a whole lot of their popularity in 10 or 15 years.
@@miketackabery7521 Bikes have been around for over 150 years...
@@miketackabery7521Hardly. If proper bicycle infrastructure is provided, cycling can become an established part of the transportation mix. For shorter distances they are just really convenient. Dutch cities have set the example decades ago and nobody there would argue that bicycles are just a fad.
@@miketackabery7521 this is laughable, if bicycle is a fad then why does the dutch love it. And why is there a world widr wish to use it for transport.
Charles was the media's punching bag because a lot of wealthy people who had vested financial interests in building modern architecture also controlled the media.
The King has become a true man of the arts and I don't mean he just loves 'theatre or artwork' I mean he truly understands that the human spirit (no matter the social class) must have something to be inspired by. I doubt we have many others in the entire world who not only understand this but put their money and influence to work to achieve it. In UK I remember all the snooty comments from people who wanted to continue as before but, as we say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and because Poundbury is such a huge success, I guess the pudding is delicious. I hope the King has been able to influence his son to continue his great work.
What a visionary! I hope they release a book on lessons learned when the last phase is completed
I grew up near Dorchester and remember the initial controversy and jokes about Poundbury but that’s completely changed now. The only criticism I hear now is the lack of elevators which is a struggle for people living in top floor flats, especially if you have young children. People do want to live there though and it’s influenced so many modern developments
Well not having elevators or places for people to dry their clothes is taking things too far..
What about elderly people? Or anyone with mobility issues..?
You are creating really beautiful, well made, high quality, videos here. Thank you very much. Not easy to find comparable content about architecture.
All the best. Keep going
Thank you for this! Poundbury is Hope for the Future.
It's a desperate grab at the past, loved by people who look back to "England's (never Britain's you notice) glorious past".
I am not from the UK, and I must say there is absolutly nothing wrong with people who look back to England's glorious past, though in Poundbury's case it's looking back to England's simple, communal, lovely, town culture past, while injecting into it modern ideas such as 35% social housing (impressive and far more egalitarian than traditional England ever was).@@TonyWhitley
@@TonyWhitleyGo away, lefty
Love King Charles for his advocacy for what is good and beautiful. It is more important than most people think.
have been to Poundbury and it is simply a delight , stoped there for a meal when i was traveling from Exiter to Portsmouth
I just looked at houses for sale in Poundbury and the prices are as varied as anywhere and not more expensive than the surrounding area. They also look great!
I knew there were widely different views on Poundbury, but this comprehensive look at its creation and success is brilliant. Thank you. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
Super nice place, open, car parking, nice design.. a nice place which was well designed... People don't want to live in lego boxes..
calling modern arcitecture lego boxes is an insult to lego
I never knew this town even existed! Thank you for this video and for all the work you do. As an interior designer I remember when I was studing the push and the indoctrination from our professors even here in Greece , to prove that brutalism and Avant-garde was a way to uprise against the establishment. What a pile of horseshit and waste of good teaching they were . We could learn so many intriguing techniques from our past and instead they chose to brush some off as quickly as they could.
I always believed that having a monarchy is the best way to protect tradition.
Well done sir. Respect to the King
I live next door to this and it’s another boomer investment haven that feels generally empty and tacked onto a failing market town with high cost/shutting shops and “Turkish” barbers. All facade.
Yep 5 more years Shariabury.
Muhammad Lane.
Who knew KCIII was a champion of walkable cities and good urbanism. I can't wait for urbantube to do their round of videos on this.
He's actually well known for his interest in art and architecture.
He always has been, and was green before it was trendy.
As a local, poundbury does have a major crisis with a lot of it being relatively empty second homes. The stats are pre covid, but it was sitting at over 50% of the homes being empty for most of the year.
That’s unfortunate. Hopefully this will be addressed by the second home register being introduced. It’s silly how much of Britain is empty when there’s a shortage of housing.
I heard there's also a big problem with a lack of public transport and too many cars around
I live in Poundbury and that is very much not the case.
@@Grymauch9 there were a few articles about it a couple of years ago, would you say its been fixed since then or has the free parking been removed or the like?
@@Pe0ads for what it's worth, this is 5 year old information
I don’t care what a house looks like, I just want it to support a decent lifestyle. Houses these days are so small without any storage facilities; open planned so all the heat goes up the stairs! They are designed for people who go to work, eat some ping food and then watch TV all night. I’ve been looking at downsizing to a flat. You get 3 rooms: a bedroom, a bathroom and an everything else room. The ‘kitchen’ is a sink, cupboard and space for a microwave next to space for the TV. You’ll be lucky to get a 2 seater sofa in. Deprive the people of housing and they’ll accept any old rubbish because it’s better than living on the streets.
One item not mentioned is Poundbury's access - or lack thereof - to the UK's rail system. A town may be walkable, but if you need a car to go anywhere else, that undermines one of its chief attractions.
Dorchester train station is a 35 min walk from Poundberry town centre
@@TorontoL322 That's much too far. That makes Poundbury less attractive. If you live there, you need a car.
35-minute does makes sense to me.
As a Filipino who doesn't even live in Britain, walking that distance is never an issue. Heck, It's a free workout.
It's not too far at all. And don't forget busses or bikes to take you there. @@Bobrogers99
@@Miawzhies Not a fun walk in the rain, and I live in where we get plenty of snow. And I'm 85.
I accidentally visited Poundbury once. I was doing a mini holiday visiting Devon/Dorset, and I booked an Airbnb to stay in Dorchester.
We got to Poundbury at night, and the town centre looked a bit dead. But when I left the house in the the morning it seemed like a nice enough place.
Very pleasant familiar style, like the types of villages/small towns I grew up in, but something was off. The roads were a little too wide, and the doorways and ceilings were a little too high for such an old building/neighbourhood.
They did a great job. They've built it in a beautiful style that's cosy, human scaled, restful to the eye, but with the scale and function that suits modern life (taller people, bigger cars etc.)
Only possible improvement I can think of is a local train station /tram to the centre, but that's a problem almost all british towns have 😂
Poundbury only has 4000 residents, so it's never going to be that lively, but I don't think anyone would ever go there for the nightlife. The cost there though will probably have a negative impact on the number of small shops and business that will be able to open there though.
@@RevStickleback Even with 4000 residents that is still odd, my old village has 5 pubs for over 2000 residents - the nightlife is always busy. I love to see the average age and headcount on the people who actively live in Poundbury
The king is not called ‘His Royal Highness’ but ‘His Majesty’
It's too bad they didn't have the budget for the cobblestone streets. I think that would have been such a nice touch.
Cobblestone streets are not accessible for people with wheelchairs, nor kids in prams, nor pensioners. Yes, they look nice but if I had to choose between beauty and accessibility, I'd always pick accessibility, no matter what it would look like. And yes, I'm a wheelchair user, that's where my point of view comes from. 😂
@@AdamBurianek92I think that the original plan was for flat “bricks” to make up the streets, or at least that’s what was shown in the video, and that might be wheelchair accessible, but I don’t know
Cobbles are very noisy, listen to some Italian walk around vids.
@@AdamBurianek92not all cobblestone bricks are like that, there are cobblestone roads in Bruges, Belgium where I live where it’s extremely smooth. People use bicycles and wheelchairs there all the time without problem. It’s because Bruges roads were built with the highest quality craftsmanship where price came last, it really depends on the effort and money put into it
@@troublemak3r134Excellent point! I'm going to look out for a video on Bruges next! ❤
Thanks for creating these videos! it's really heart-warming to see that there are people who think that way about architecture!
I remember reading about this when it was being built. I wondered how it worked out. I thought it sounded like an amazing idea.
As a journalist who lives near Poundbury, I actually made a video on the town last year. What I found was the town is nice, peaceful and positive, but just out of place in comparison to wider Dorset and South West. Credit to King Charlie cos he got this one right.
As in so many cases, the King was right. By the way, like in Dutch, it is "His Majesty" and not "His Royal Highness".
After all the grousing negativity and accusations we've heard about Charles Windsor, its great to finally hear that he had some real vision and success in advocating for the people, beauty, values, and tradition. Long live this Charles!
I wouldn't think it was recently built town if I wasn't informed about it; I wish new building projects take in consideration heritage and craftsmanship.
I'd love to live in this town.
I would love for my own Council to follow this pleasing development. For many years I have regretted the soulless way of development. This so delightful
development strengthens the pleasure of true living to help and enjoy all around you.
There should be more of these towns , the workshops especially !!
Poundbury is now on my bucket list to visit ASAP. I have visited a few new housing developments, its seems obvious that Poundbury thinking is spreading. When I saw Fairfield Park near Letchworth Garden City, at first I thought it was a toy town, indeed we always refer to as Toytown, but it has grown on me, I see it elsewhere too. In Toytown I think of childrens TV shows where the characters live in olde fashioned houses and streets and not in ugly flats, so toytown is now a pleasant name. But these developments obviously don't go anywhere as far as Poundbury does.
I had a look at it, bits look nice, but I note there's no solar and I'm forced to conclude it's just another hellscape as a result. Bonkers they're that recent and still don't have solar across all of them, or even a significant number. Plus there's a tonne of car parking on street which is bonkers when it could all be underground and I don't see cycle lanes. Doesn't mean it isn't better than other local villages though, I just can't see it being a good example of the way forward.
@@jonevansauthor I was surprised that cars had such presence there, I expected to see a much smaller amount, but the UK is having the same love affair with cars as the US did 70 years ago thanks to Mrs Thatcher. As for solar panels though they don't produce as much energy as people imagine. For that you need to know how much energy per capita you could produce on each roof vs the actual primary per capita energy use. me thinks this is more a retirement community since it is so far from London, maybe some remote workers and small biz people.
So Wikipedia tells us the US per capita 300GJ/person of primary energy, the EU is about half that. Solar panels on a roof per person is only going to be about 1% of the total primary energy use, since each panel makes about 1GJ/yr at US insolation levels. You can do the math, 300 panels per person to make the same amount of energy. The only way to make 300GJ/yr per capita carbon free and using the least amount of land is to go nuclear. Molten Salt Reactors are my preference, constant heat output with storage with variable electric generation for load following.
I love and have endless support for this type of project, it needs to be done across the country. Sure mistakes will be made but they can be learned from and the important thing is trying. We can and should live in a beautiful society.
BRING BACK BEAUTY! Beauty isn't just nice. We need it. 🦋
Gorgeous. I'd live there in a second if itwas available.
It is available, a quick google and you find houses there around half a million pounds.