{"id":44438,"date":"2025-10-24T17:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44438"},"modified":"2025-10-24T17:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:02:16","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-regal-doorstep-how-the-kings-vision-is-shaping-next-wave-of-new-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44438","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (regal) doorstep\u2019: How the King\u2019s vision is shaping next wave of new towns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Poundbury_Dorchester_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_2290152.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Poundbury_Dorchester_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_2290152.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Poundbury_Dorchester_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_2290152.jpg 640w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Poundbury_Dorchester_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_2290152-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>image for illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Poundbury_Dorchester_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2290152.jpg\">Poundbury Dorchester<\/a> by\u00a0Nigel Mykura, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The urban planning ideas of King Charles &#8211; which once saw him battling with the architectural establishment &#8211; are helping to inspire the next generation of new towns in England reports BBC News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>BBC News writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A housing ministry official told a King&#8217;s Foundation event about plans for new towns that share much in common with the King&#8217;s traditional town-building philosophy\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TV architect George Clarke says the King&#8217;s traditional town-building philosophy has become part of the mainstream\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 But Clarke says there has been a sea-change and younger architects are much more empathetic\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new towns will have a \u2018design code\u2019 for buildings to create an identity\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Davis, founder of Seaside, Florida, which was used to film The Truman Show, highlighted influences that included the Regency designs of Bath, Renaissance Siena and the ideas of King Charles\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c179z9z1lxwo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration: Poundbury Dorchester by\u00a0Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The urban planning ideas of King Charles &#8211; 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