Poundbury is an experimental new town or urban extension on the outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. It was initiated by prize-winning architect Léon Krier with the keen endorsement of Charles, Prince of Wales, on whose land it is built. Its design is based on traditional architecture and New Urbanist philosophy. Due for completion in 2025, it is expected to house a population of 6,000. Poundbury currently provides employment for over 2,000 people in over 180 businesses. Poundbury has been praised for reviving the low-rise streetscape built to the human scale, and for echoing traditional local design features but it has not reduced car use, as originally intended, and critics have described it as artificially nostalgic.