Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities, the latest addition to the Architecture Briefs series, is a handbook on how to write effectively and critically about the contemporary city. But at the same time, it has a very unconventional way of learning and practicing. US$22.95, US$22.63 |, 178 She won a 2018 New York Press Club Award for Feature Reporting – Internet for her Curbed story, “No Loitering, No Skateboarding, No Baggy Pants,” on teens and public space. She is co-author, with Jane Thompson, of the book Design Research: The Store That Brought Modern Living to American Homes (Chronicle, 2010). This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. They notice things. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. x 214 US$22.00, US$38.13 For anyone who loves Buffy and loves creating stories -- or just taking them apart to see how they work. Design of Childhood was named one of Planetizen’s Top 10 Urban Planning Books of 2018. Oh Kenzo :( Another reason to treasure my Kenzo x H&M sweater. --- Paul Goldberger, The Architect's Newspaper "In Writing About Architecture, Lange recognizes the stakes inherent in the act of describing place. US$45.00, US$15.61 US$24.95, Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. She is also the author of Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities (Princeton Architectural Press, 2012), a primer on how to read and write architecture criticism, as well as the e-book The Dot-Com City: Silicon Valley Urbanism (Strelka, 2012), which considers the message of the physical spaces of Facebook, Google, and Apple. --- Allison Arieff, The New York Times, The Minard System: The Complete Statistical Graphics of Charles-Joseph Minard. No one else on Fulton Mall seemed to want these!… https://t.co/PjqlGxhRXT21 minutes ago. 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She co-wrote and co-produced “Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience,” a 2019 KCET Artbound episode on Japanese American designers and the postwar era, based on one of her Curbed columns. She is currently at work on a new book about the history and future of the American shopping mall. The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids, City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans to the Present, The Open-Ended City: David Dillon on Texas Architecture (Roger Fullington Series in Architecture), Writing Architecture: A Practical Guide to Clear Communication about the Built Environment, A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series), Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture:: An Anthology of Architectural Theory 1965 - 1995, BIG. Her latest contributions include a chapter on design for children in Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890 – 1980 (Prestel, 2020) and the introduction to Midwest Architecture Journeys (Belt, 2019). We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Use it often and you'll never think of the word "critic" pejoratively again." US$29.95, US$26.81 They make the reader want to experience the spaces described." The author, Alexandra Lange, then offers a close reading of that essay, as well as her own analysis through contemporary examples, to further enlighten the reader about how to write an effective piece of architectural criticism.This book, based on lessons learned from the author's courses at New York University and the School of Visual Arts, could serve as the primary text for a course on criticism for undergraduates or architecture and design majors. Something went wrong. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture: Play The City - Games Informing the Urban Development, iheartblob - Augmented Architectural Objects, Herman Hertzberger - Lessons for Students in Architecture. While she certainly is pushing writers, readers and her students to aim for clarity in criticism, Lange goes much further, arguing that architecture critics be invested intellectually and emotionally in the world that surrounds them. Her essays, reviews, and profiles have appeared in numerous design publications including Architect, Harvard Design Magazine, Metropolis, and T Magazine, as well as in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, the New Yorker, and the New York Times.She has been a featured writer at Design Observer, an Opinion columnist at Dezeen, and the architecture critic for Curbed. One of these items ships sooner than the other. Co-authored by his wife — Jane Thompson — and Alexandra Lange, Design Research is an intimate oral history that chronicles one of America’s finest general stores and its pioneering leaders. “The architecture review has a basic form, one that is still valid despite changes in publishing — especially the parameters brought on by digital publishing. Architects covered include Marcel Breuer, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Field Operations, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Frederick Law Olmsted, SOM, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright. US$45.99, US$21.38 They take their time. Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities. © 2020 Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Her essays, reviews, and profiles have appeared in numerous design publications including Architect, Harvard Design Magazine, Metropolis, and T Magazine, as well as in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, the New Yorker, and the New York Times. Unable to add item to List. I expected it to be a different format, but it still seems informative to have the critical essay, and then an elaboration of the view point that the exemplified critical essay covered. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. In 2020, Alexandra was the recipient of the Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award from AIA New York, given to architectural journalists. They're steeped in history, in context and provenance. We recently received a book we wished we had earlier, Writing About Architecture. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Her work has appeared in the Architect's Newspaper, Dwell, Icon, Metropolis, New York Magazine, and the New York Times. US$40.00, US$40.06 There was a problem loading your book clubs. 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US$16.00, US$15.47 While she certainly is pushing writers, readers and her students to aim for clarity in criticism, Lange goes much further, arguing that architecture critics be invested intellectually and emotionally in the world that surrounds them. US$24.95, US$23.18 They're steeped in history, in context and provenance. The iconic critics Lange celebrates enliven the spaces they write about - whether they love them or hate them. US$24.95, US$46.43 Alexandra Lange is an architecture and design critic, journalist and historian. US$22.95, US$38.79 Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Now, Architectural Journalism is growing with a good graph as a field to practice. A really great book if you are looking to learn about writing on architecture, highly recommended, easy to read and very informative! Buy Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities (Architecture Briefs) Illustrated by Lange, Alexandra, Lange, Jeremy M. (ISBN: 9781616890537) from Amazon's Book Store. Celebrating six trailblazing Bauhaus women, Overlooked No More: Julia Morgan, Pioneering Female Architect, What We’ve Learned from Dieter Rams, and What We’ve Ignored. Each chapter opens with a reprint of a historically significant essay (and organised by typology-such as the skyscraper, the museum, and parks) discussing a specific building or urban project. She's good at doing that herself, and this book will help others do it, too." She has taught design criticism at the School of Visual Arts and New York University. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Image 4 of 5 from gallery of Writing About Architecture / Alexandra Lange. US$75.00, US$15.01 US$29.95, US$19.35 The book offers works by some of the best architecture critics of the twentieth century-including Ada Louise Huxtable, Lewis Mumford, Herbert Muschamp, Michael Sorkin, Charles Moore, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Jane Jacobs- explains some of the most successful methods with which to approach architectural criticism. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. Radio and podcast appearances include NPR Weekend Edition and Marketplace, as well as Studio 360, 99 Percent Invisible, DnA on KCRW, Midday on WNYC and Think on KERA. Learn more about the program. Do Android Crows Fly Over the Skies of an Electronic Tokyo? In July 2020 “Masters of Modern Design” won an LA Area Emmy Award. US$50.00, US$27.66 If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2013. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. US$24.95, US$23.73 Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Her work has appeared in the Architect's Newspaper, Dwell, Icon, Metropolis, New York Magazine, and the New York Times. Alexandra Lange's work of meta-criticism walks the reader through six essay-excerpts from the greats—Lewis Mumford, Herbert Muschamp, Michael Sorkin, Charles Moore, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jane Jacobs—and analyzes what we can learn from them. Alexandra Lange is a design critic. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. US$24.95, US$20.78 She was also awarded the 2020 BRIO Prize by the eponymous Swedish toy company, which honors researchers and non-profits focused on creating a better world through play. "Lange analyzes her key texts with great care and perceptiveness, and happily she is wide ranging in her taste... She understands that the purpose of writing about architecture is to build a constituency for better design, to help people see, to help them feel more agency over the built environment-and to help them take joy in architecture's great moments. US$40.00, US$50.22 Alexandra Lange is a design critic. {"bd_js_shop":"Shop","bd_js_too_long_for_shipping_label":"Sorry, that's too long for our shipping labels","bd_js_too_long":"Sorry, that's too long","bd_js_could_not_find_address_try_again":"Sorry, we couldn't find the address. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. 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They make the reader want to experience the spaces described." Her latest book, The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids was published by Bloomsbury USA in June 2018. Lange has lectured widely at universities, museums and design conferences on topics ranging from the history of women architecture critics to the opulent modernism of Alexander Girard to the proper use of social media by architects. An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation, "In Writing About Architecture, Lange recognizes the stakes inherent in the act of describing place. -- Architects + Artisans "Nothing short of miraculous.... Lange's book goes into the "nuts-and bolts" level of wordsmithing architectural experiences with a poetic lyricism and technical precision as no book before it. She teaches at New York University and the School of Visual Arts. Princeton Architectural Press; Illustrated Edition (February 29, 2012), Previous page of related Sponsored Products. Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2020. Research for the book was supported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. | 470g, City & Town Planning - Architectural Aspects, Creative Writing & Creative Writing Guides. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The book assembles, deconstructs, analyzes, and explains in a manner that encourages readers not only to look at buildings and landscapes more critically but to write about them in order to create better communities. Alexandra Lange is an architecture and design critic, journalist and historian. If you like fun and inspiring writing prompts, then you'll love Erica Blumenthal's motivating fantasy prompt book. 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