The Prince of Wales has always been an outspoken critic of modern architecture, with his opinions sparking fury within the industry in the past.
In 1984 the Prince used a speech to the 150th anniversary of the Royal Institute of British Architects to attack modern design, describing a scheme by Peter Ahrends for a towering extension to the National Gallery as a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend".
In 2009 he criticised Richard Rogers’ proposed design for a £1bn housing scheme at the former Chelsea Barracks in London, calling for it to be scrapped in favour of a more traditional scheme devised by Quinlan Terry, who shares the Prince's passion for classical beauty and eco-friendly buildings.
"The Prince has been outstanding because not only has he talked about architecture, classical, gothic, historic, whatever it might be. Learning from the past. But he also has a real understanding of the environment," he said
"I think he is just grieved to see beautiful cities knocked down and replaced with hideous temporary buildings that are not really in keeping with the world we know."
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