A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture

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A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture

Author	Charles III
Language	English
Subject	Architecture
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	21 October 1989
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	160
ISBN	978-0385269032
OCLC	19127346

A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture is a 1989 book written by Charles III, then the Prince of Wales.

Summary

The Prince of Wales gives his views on the buildings in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Documentary

Before the book was released, a BBC documentary was made called HRH Prince Of Wales: A Vision Of Britain. In the documentary the Prince visited buildings in the UK including in Birmingham City Centre and gave his views on the buildings.^[2]

References

^ Charles III (1989). Doubleday (ed.). A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture. London. ISBN 038526903X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Glancey, Jonathan (17 May 2004). "Life after carbuncles". guardian.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

External links

Prince Charles slams 1980s architecture in archive film at BBC News

Charles III

King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (2022–present)

Realms

Titles and
honours

Family

Camilla Shand (wife)
Diana Spencer (former wife)
William, Prince of Wales (elder son)
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (younger son)
Elizabeth II (mother)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (father)
Anne, Princess Royal (sister)
Prince Andrew, Duke of York (brother)
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (brother)

Life as Prince of Wales

Accession and
coronation

Reign

Charities
and campaigns

Residences

As Prince of Wales	Clarence House (official) Highgrove House (private) Birkhall Llwynywermod
As King	Buckingham Palace (official) Windsor Castle (official) Holyrood Palace (official, Scotland) Hillsborough Castle (official, Northern Ireland) Sandringham House (private) Balmoral Castle (private) Craigowan Lodge (private)

Awards given
and created

Business ventures

Depictions

Televised addresses	Royal address to the nation Royal Christmas Message
Documentaries	Royal Family (1969) Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role (1994) Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (2007) Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute (2016) Charles R: The Making of a Monarch (2023) Charles III: The Coronation Year (2023)
Film and television	Chorus Girls (1981) Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982) The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982) Spitting Image (1984–1996, 2020–2021) Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992) Willi und die Windzors (1996) Whatever Love Means (2005) The Queen (2006 film) The Queen (2009 TV serial) King Charles III (2017 film) The Windsors (2016–2020 TV series) The Crown (2016–2023) The Prince (2021) Spencer (2021)
Plays	Her Royal Highness..? (1981) King Charles III (2014) Diana (2019/2021) The Windsors: Endgame (2021)
Portraits	Jonathan Yeo (2024)
Bibliography	The Old Man of Lochnagar (1980) A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture (1989) Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World (2010) Climate Change (2023)

Eponyms

← Elizabeth II

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