Oliver Elser is a curator at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum. He lives in Frankfurt am Main.
Disputes about city architecture and historical revisionism are raging, but political lines are not always so clear
Is postmodern architecture experiencing a revival?
Many architects are turning towards found materials. Are the buildings of the future already waiting in the rubbish?
Unemployment, the London Olympics, new galleries in Metz and Rome, the Shanghai World Expo and contrasting spa designs