S3 Ep3: Ben Bolgar | The King's Foundation - the true meaning of engagement

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S3 Ep3: Ben Bolgar | The King's Foundation - the true meaning of engagement

Ben Bolgar is the Executive Director for Projects at The King’s Foundation.

He first discussed architecture with the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, at Kensington Palace in 1988. That conversation marked a meeting of minds and a shared vision that has underpinned Ben’s work over nearly 25 years at the Foundation.

In that time Ben has led over 50 collaborative planning and design frameworks all over the world, championing the Enquiry by Design (EbD) process.

Describing architecture as “the mother of the arts”, Ben explains why he chose placemaking as his career, and how he challenged what he was taught at university where he says modernism was “shoved down our throats”.

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