Gillian Darley is an architectural historian. Her books include John Soane: An Accidental Romantic (Yale University Press) and ‘Excellent Essex (Old Street Publishing.
Kandy should be prouder of the pioneering architect, who instigated the idea of 'regional modernism'
The update of Kenneth Clark’s landmark series takes a more questioning approach to art history
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is undeniably impressive, but can it succeed in becoming the universal museum it wants to be?
The design for Millicent Fawcett's statue breaks the mould, but Parliament Square is a problematic site
Cassiano dal Pozzo's paper museum, consisting of thousands of drawings, attempted to encapsulate the knowledge of his time
This revelatory show matches Frank Lloyd Wright’s work to his personality and his designs to his ambitions
The radicalism of Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City is often overlooked, but Letchworth is an utopian success
This is a great way to relive the ‘pageant-fever’ of earlier, more technologically innocent decades
17 buildings by Le Corbusier are now on the World Heritage list. Why has it taken so long?
Can San Sebastián, one of this year's European Capitals of Culture, provide some answers?
