Architecture Criticism

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i feel like there's just this sense that architecture criticism is boring. And i think ultimately, it's easier to connect if people have their own physical experiences an the objects. My editor wanted me to write more about people, and i'm like, but i love objects. Like i feel about the objects, i think, how most people feel about people. So what i'm always trying to do is kind of communicate that enthusiasm and that understanding to my reader.

Alexandra Lange is a design critic whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and many other publications. Her new book is Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall.

“I really like to write about things that I can hold and experience. I'm not that interested in biography, but I am very interested in the biography of an object. ... Like I feel about the objects, I think, how most people feel about people. So what I'm always trying to do is communicate that enthusiasm and that understanding to my reader, because these objects really have a lot of speaking to do.”

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