Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to Open this Saturday

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will open this Saturday, April 5, 2014.  Work originally started on the 568 acre park 10 years ago.  There's information on the park here and you can see some photos of what the park's going to look like in this BuzzFeed article.  Here is the Londonist's take on the new park.  I guess the guy who wrote the BuzzFeed article wasn't the only one trying out the swings.

Cultural Hub Planned for the Olympic Park

According to this article in the London Evening Standard, there's a multi-million pound project being planned for the Olympic Park.  The plans include buildings by the Victoria & Albert Museum as well as the University College London.

Time-Lapse Video of Venue Deconstruction

This link will take you an article from The Guardian newspaper that includes a time-lapse video of some of the temporary venues being taken down.  Included among the venues being deconstructed is the basketball arena shown above.

ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower Reopens

The controversial ArcelorMittal Orbit tower has reopened as part of the Park in Progress tours.  The Olympic Park is being transformed into Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.  The park is expected to reopen in July 2013.  For more on the Orbit tower's reopening, check out this story.