
November 1, 2022
Chronicling the Rise and Fall of the American Shopping Mall

While the book is a thoroughly researched scholarly account, Lange’s accessible and entertaining writing style also makes it appealing to more than just design nerds. As she observes in the introduction, “In contrast to many other forms of public architecture, which embody fear, power, and knowledge, the mall is personal.” Whether malls are dead or alive, almost everyone has a mall story to tell.


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