Dr Nir Buras of the Classic Planning Institute to speak on ‘Classic Planning: How we built cities before planning ruined them’
A recognised architect and urban design professional, Dr Nir Buras, is one of the leaders of the classic planning movement. He is among a handful of architects and planners with the knowledge and experience in the classical field to do civic-scale work. A long-time architecture teacher and lecturer, Buras is a central figure in the worldwide traditional architecture and planning community. Buras’s The Art of Classic Planning: Building Beautiful and Enduring Communities (Harvard University Press, 2020), has been called ‘A Planning Bible’ (Hillel Schocken) and ‘The Mother of All Planning Books’ (Leon Krier).
Dr Buras established the Classic Planning Institute in Washington, DC (USA), a traditional architecture and urban design consultancy. The Institute is an academy of traditional architecture and classic urban planning and a community of practice. The Classic Planning Institute also has a lab that focuses on studies of the Science of Beauty and a library for fostering classical knowledge.
Dr Nir Buras will speak on this subject in his seminar titled ‘Classic Planning: How we built cities before planning ruined them’ on Monday 16 October at Queens’ College, Cambridge from 18:00-19:00 – hosted by the CSCA. This event is open to the public and free to attend. An informal reception will be offered following the seminar.
