Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment
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The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment (formerly The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture until 2001) is an educational charity established in 1986 by HRH The Prince of Wales to teach and demonstrate in practice those principles of traditional urban design and architecture which put people and the communities of which they are part at the centre of the design process.
, a group of not-for-profit organizations of which The Prince of Wales is President: 17 of the 19 charities were founded personally by The Prince. In 2007 the charity received a donation of £332,408 from The Prince's Charities Foundation
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, followed by Giles Worsley
. The first Premier issue was launched on 15 March 1994 with a cover date of April 1994 and a print run of 75,000 although later that year sales were well below the breakeven target of 35,000 a month. The magazine was published jointly by Peter Murray's
Wordsearch Ltd and Perfect Harmony Ltd, the later being a company bought and established in 1993 as the publishing arm of the Institute of Architecture. The magazine was issued monthly (excluding December) until March 1996, when it became bi-monthly, starting with the April/May issue. It ceased publication in 1998 after four years and 33 issues, with its February/March issue being the last, because the Prince wished to have a less controversial public profile after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales
six months earlier.
In his first editorial, Cruickshank wrote that 'Perspectives is concerned with the care and conservation of the best aspects of our built history and the countryside, and with the protection of the landscape, but it is also committed to the evolution of a new architecture which combines temporary technology with the inspirational ideas offered by traditional buildings ... The reconciliation of the old and the new, united with a concern for relating new buildings to their settings, will restore delight to our view of the world. Perspectives will campaign for beauty and inspiration and a recovery of that spiritual sense of the numinous that only great architecture or great works of art can offer.'
(successor body to the Royal Fine Arts Commission, est. 1924), the Prince offered that PFBE could take over its role as arbiter of design in major planning applications. Modernist architects
expressed dismay at the suggestion.
Structure
The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment (PFBE) is part of The Prince's CharitiesThe Prince's Charities
The Prince's Charities is a group of twenty not-for-profit organisations of which HRH The Prince of Wales is Patron or President, eighteen of which were founded personally by The Prince. The group is supported by The Prince's Charities Foundation....
, a group of not-for-profit organizations of which The Prince of Wales is President: 17 of the 19 charities were founded personally by The Prince. In 2007 the charity received a donation of £332,408 from The Prince's Charities Foundation
The Prince's Charities Foundation
The Prince’s Charities Foundation was founded by The Prince of Wales in 1979 and was previously called the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation. The intention of the Prince’s Charities Foundation is to support charitable bodies and purposes in which the Prince of Wales has a particular interest...
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Design and Theory Principles
PFBE practices through teaching six major principles about sustainable urbanism. They are as follows:- Engender Social Interaction
- Make Places
- Allow Movement Logically and Legibly
- Sustain Land Value
- Design Using Natural Harmonics
- Build Beautifully
Perspectives
Perspectives on Architecture magazine was funded by the Institute of Architecture and published from April 1994 until March 1998. It reflected the aims of the Institute but was editorially independent, with the editor for the first five issues being Dan CruickshankDan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank is an art historian and BBC television presenter.-Early life:As a young child he lived for some years in Poland...
, followed by Giles Worsley
Giles Worsley
Dr Giles Arthington Worsley MA, PhD, FSA was an English architectural historian, author, editor, journalist and critic, specialising in British country houses...
. The first Premier issue was launched on 15 March 1994 with a cover date of April 1994 and a print run of 75,000 although later that year sales were well below the breakeven target of 35,000 a month. The magazine was published jointly by Peter Murray's
Peter Murray (architect)
Peter Gerald Stewart Murray is a British architect and journalist who has made a career in architectural communications and surface design....
Wordsearch Ltd and Perfect Harmony Ltd, the later being a company bought and established in 1993 as the publishing arm of the Institute of Architecture. The magazine was issued monthly (excluding December) until March 1996, when it became bi-monthly, starting with the April/May issue. It ceased publication in 1998 after four years and 33 issues, with its February/March issue being the last, because the Prince wished to have a less controversial public profile after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
six months earlier.
In his first editorial, Cruickshank wrote that 'Perspectives is concerned with the care and conservation of the best aspects of our built history and the countryside, and with the protection of the landscape, but it is also committed to the evolution of a new architecture which combines temporary technology with the inspirational ideas offered by traditional buildings ... The reconciliation of the old and the new, united with a concern for relating new buildings to their settings, will restore delight to our view of the world. Perspectives will campaign for beauty and inspiration and a recovery of that spiritual sense of the numinous that only great architecture or great works of art can offer.'
Future role
After the Government announced in 2010 that it would withdraw funding for CABECabe
Cabe can refer to:*Cabe , a tributary of the Sil River in Spain*CABE, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment...
(successor body to the Royal Fine Arts Commission, est. 1924), the Prince offered that PFBE could take over its role as arbiter of design in major planning applications. Modernist architects
Modern architecture
Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...
expressed dismay at the suggestion.