PFBE publishes its annual report for 2008-09
Posted 3rd September 2009 14:47pm by Alison Duguid
The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment (PFBE) publishes its annual report for 2008-09 today, a year when it celebrated its 10th anniversary, and a decade of hard work that has steadily raised awareness of the need to put people and communities at the heart of the planning process.
The Annual Report includes a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales who is pleased that his work within the built environment over 25 years is now bearing fruit both in projects being built around the world, and in a growing number of professionals who have benefited from courses in sustainable urban design and architecture both in The Institute of Architecture and The Prince’s Foundation.
"I believe that The Prince of Wales's breadth of vision, which led to the establishment of the Prince's Foundation, the development of that vision through the skills and "hands on" experience of our own staff plus the reach we have gained through our international network of Members, has enabled the Prince's Foundation to make many vital contributions", comments Hank Dittmar, Chief Executive of the Prince’s Foundation.
Anthony Hopwood, Chair of Trustees for The Prince’s Foundation comments: "The trustees are delighted with the work of the Prince's Foundation and confident in the way it is developing in line with the growing environmental, social and economic pressures on the way we build. We are seeing a much more public debate emerge on the way neighbourhoods are planned and designed. As a charity that champions the voice of the individual and community in developments that affect them, this can only be a healthy improvement."
The eleventh year of the Foundation’s life dawned as the world faced the triple threats of financial collapse, accelerating climate change and urban over population. Along with many other charities, The Prince’s Foundation wrestled with the difficult economic context, yet maintained momentum due to its focus on creating neighbourhoods with buildings that people will both want to use, and are able to use efficiently, a hundred years from now.
The report shows this method of sustainable masterplanning clearly chimed with many in the public and private sectors and in the planning system – pushing up demand for the Foundation’s expertise in project masterplanning, architecture of individual buildings and education.
To read further information, and download a copy of the report, click here to visit the PFBE website.
