The King's Foundation

The King's Foundation
Formation1990 (1990)
FounderCharles III
TypeCharity
Purposeto teach and demonstrate principles of traditional urban design and architecture
Location
Region served
United Kingdom and the Commonwealth
Myanmar
China
Azerbaijan
Egypt
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Websitekings-foundation.org
Formerly called
  • The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture (1990–2001)
  • The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment (2001–2012)
  • The Prince's Foundation for Building Community (2012–2018)
  • The Prince's Foundation (2018–2023)

The King's Foundation (formerly the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture until 2001, the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment until 2012, the Prince's Foundation for Building Community until 2018, and the Prince's Foundation until 2023) is an educational charity established in 1990 by King Charles III (then 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.

The foundation has involved over 8,000 people in designing a hundred projects which include university campuses, new towns and numerous buildings including the redeveloped Alder Hey Children's Hospital which opened in 2015. Additionally, the projects have created thousands of jobs in the United Kingdom.

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