Hasta La Ideas

Perhaps as a way of gloating in front of Prince Charles by essentially saying there’s nothing he can do to touch the 2012 London Olympics‘ architecture plans, or maybe just to try and patch up some of the “Does the UK have an architectural future?” talk after all the bad blood from that same fiasco, a large group of architects, including the recently-angry Richard Rogers, took a tour of the ongoing construction on the Olympic grounds, resulting in this video and lots of comments about how great architecture in England is right now:

Lord Richard Rogers said: ‘The new Olympic Park will be a fantastic place and will help to regenerate east London. The designs show exciting sculptural form and will enhance the landscape.’

Joanna Averley, Deputy Chief Executive of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment said: ‘Seeing the project at this stage is an amazing celebration of British engineering, as well as British architecture — particularly the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome, which will provide a lasting legacy for London.’