Daniel Elsea
ReviewHerzog and de Meuron at the Royal Academy: ‘This is not a retrospective’
The RA has mounted an exhibition that tells an intriguing and judicously edited story about the renowned Swiss practice, writes Daniel Elsea
FeaturesWhat are we trying to say when we get our buildings photographed?
Fine art or photojournalism: architects have a choice that cuts to the heart of the profession when they commission photography, says Daniel Elsea
FeaturesTomorrow never quite came
60 years after the Whitechapel Gallery first asked architect-artist collaborators to predict the future the mood is much gloomier, says Daniel Elsea
FeaturesRA show rightly casts Renzo Piano as pragmatist and dreamer
The first big architecture exhibition since David Chipperfield united the two halves of the Royal Academy is a hit
ReviewReview | Five of the best pavilions at Venice
More than 80 national pavilions and events are being staged in Venice on the biennale theme of Freespace. Daniel Elsea picks five worth seeing
ReviewReview: 2018 Venice Biennale
Freespace contains exceptional, thought-provoking work. But a few people’s ‘Will this do?’ approach is more trade show than architecture festival
OpinionThe UN needs to appoint a chief architect
When 25,000 people met to talk about the future of cities, architecture was absent from the agenda. Daniel Elsea asks why
FeaturesBritain should lighten up and allow some fun into its public spaces
Give architects a really big site and stand back
ReviewBrutalism: Where did it all go wrong?
In a crowded field, this exhibition has much to contribute and deserves a bigger platform than the RA’s architecture ‘corridor’, says Daniel Elsea
ReviewPerfecting a language of architecture that the 99% can understand
If everyone is an architect, how come language is such a barrier, asks Daniel Elsea
ReviewBook Club Review: Kabbalah in Art and Architecture, by Alexander Gorlin
A visual story of the Kabbalah’s influence on contemporary architecture and visual culture