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A portrait―by turns celebratory, skeptical, and surprisingly moving―of an iconic American institution, from an author who “might be the most influential design critic writing now” (LARB).Few places have been as nostalgized, or as maligned, as the American mall. Since its birth around the turn of the 1950s, it has loomed large as a temple of commerce and agora of the suburbs. In its prime, it proved a powerful draw for creative thinkers from Joan Didion to Ray Bradbury to George Romero, who understood its appeal as both critics and consumers. Yet today, amid the aftershocks of financial crises and a global pandemic, as well as the rise of online retail, the dystopian husk of an abandoned shopping center has become one of our era’s defining images. Conventional wisdom holds that the mall is dead. But what was the mall, really? And have rumors of its demise been greatly exaggerated?In her acclaimed The Design of Childhood, Alexandra Lange uncovered the histories of toys, classrooms, and

From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development. Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kinderg

From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development.Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kinderga

From Bjarke Ingels Group's VIA West 57 to SHoP Architects' Barclays Center, and from Diller Scofidio + Renfro's High Line to SOM's One World Trade Center, New York City has been home to some of this c

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 co

The NBC peacock, the PBS faces, the red Mobil O, the Smithsonian sun: Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv created some of America's best-known logos.Seminal New York design firm Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv,

The first edition of Duke University: The Campus Guide, published in 2000, showcased Duke's heritage since its founding in 1924 and the masterful design by Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer for

When Ben Thompson opened Design Research in Boston in 1953, his innovative store became synonymous with modern interior design, lighting a public spark that still burns today, though the store itself

A celebration of twenty years of design, philosophy, and inspiration from the renowned American furniture brand Blu Dot.Blu Dot is an American pioneer of democratic design, and winner of the Cooper He

This exquisitely designed monograph showcases the latest residential designs by one of the world’s leading architectural firms. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is acclaimed for their sensual, huma