Prince Charles's Model Village Turns 10

Poundbury, a model English village created by the Prince of Wales, is nearly ten years old, and critics are calling the community an anti-modern "cultural cul-de-sac"... Leon Krier, the architect who designed the Poundbury master plan in 1988, told reporters, "Why should architecture be aggressive and deadly?" So, the prince's village is built to resemble pictures in a children's book with fanciful recreations of Gothic, Georgian, and Arts and Crafts styles. Architecture critic Stephen Bayley reviews the village this week in The Independent. Also, here's a great Poundbury photo gallery. For site plans and details about the Poundbury project, be sure to visit the Prince's Foundation.