"More Than One Way to Skin a Building"

“MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A BUILDING”

Alexandra Lange as guest speaker at a free public forum presented by the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne . The event explored the function and evolution of architecture writing and how digital media has opened up a new and seductive space for design criticism.

Alexandra Lange has made a name for herself as a critic and writer on the influential Design Observer website. She is author of the acclaimed Writing About Architecture (2012), and her lucid and entertaining critiques have appeared in The Architect's Newspaper, Architectural Record, Dwell, Metropolis, Print, New York Magazine and The New York Times.

Leading figures in Australian architectural media joined Lange to explore the challenges and potential of critical discourse, the built environment and digital media.

The panel line-up included: Justine Clark (architectural writer, editor of Parlour and former editor of Architecture Australia), Michael Holt (editor of Architectural Review Asia Pacific), Dr. Rory Hyde (broadcaster, blogger and author of Future Practice, 2012), and academic Dr Karen Burns (University of Melbourne).

This recorded event (from March 2013) is of particular interest to architects, designers, writers, bloggers, publishers and students of architecture, design, cultural studies and journalism.