The Prince's Foundation for Building Community

INTBAU discusses 'Architecture in the Age of Austerity' with Lord Lamont

To mark it’s 10 year anniversary the International Network for Traditional Building,...

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Diarmuid Gavin opens Prince's Natural House garden

The Prince’s Natural House garden was officially opened today by our ambassador...

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Royal visit to Burnley to view the work of the Prince's Charities

In a rare visit involving three senior members of the Royal Family, HM The Queen and HRH The...

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Our goal is a future where all of us can take part in making our communities more sustainable.

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The Prince's House, BRE Innovation Park

The Prince’s House is a high-profile project constructed at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Innovation Park in collaboration with the BRE, Natural Building Technologies and Kingerlee Homes.

The House demonstrates that the most effective route to a low energy, low carbon building is through an effective building envelope; the creation of a cost-effective barrier between...

START Initiative, UK, Sustainability

Start is a collaboration between the Prince’s Charities, leading businesses, other charitable and non-profit organisations and the UK national and local government. It aims to help people across the UK lead more sustainable lives to demonstrate what a more energy efficient, cleaner, healthier future could look like.

We have been involved since the project’s inception and...

Coed Darcy, Neath Port Talbot, New Urban Village

In 1999 we were invited by the Welsh Development Agency to advise on the creation of a new ‘urban village’ on the site of a former BP oil refinery in South-West Wales. Located between Neath and Swansea, ‘Coed Darcy’ will be an entire new town, built on 1,300 acres of brownfield land.

The development of Coed Darcy is based on our principles of communities with a...

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Disaster Recovery & Regeneration

In January 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, reducing houses, businesses and public buildings to rubble. We were given the unique and solemn opportunity by the Haitian authorities to participate in the reconstruction of the historic centre of Port-au-Prince.

Building Craft Apprentices

Our Building Craft Apprentices have the option to take part in a Live Build Project; their chance to design a structure or building over the coming months.

The project lasts three weeks, taking place at the Prince’s Foundation Residential Summer School.

Since 2008, Live Builds have been completed in Poundbury, Dorset; Ellon, Aberdeenshire and most...

Freetown, Sierra Leone, Planning for growth

Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone.

Like many cities in the developing world, it has experienced major population increases in recent years. With now
more than a million inhabitants, coupled with weak land-use planning and enforcement, Sierra Leone has suffered a series of collateral problems. These include degradation of natural resources for building materials,...

South Kings Lynn and West Winch, Norfolk, Growth Strategy

As part of the Government’s communities and neighbourhood planning scheme, we’ve been asked by West Winch Parish Council to run a community planning workshop for the South Eastern Growth Area of Bristol.

The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk has identified West Winch and the surrounding countryside as a major growth point for Kings Lynn. The...

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