About the program
Join the National Public Housing Museum for a conversation exploring how architecture connects to broader social issues like parenting, community, and accessibility. Alexandra Lange, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, and Lisa Lee, Executive Director of the National Public Housing Museum, discuss the history of playgrounds and public spaces that have shaped our nation’s understanding of childhood and family.
After the talk, enjoy a light reception and continue the conversation in Edgar Miller’s enchanting Animal Court in the National Public Housing Museum’s Alphawood Foundation Sculpture Garden.
Alexandra Lange is a journalist, design critic, and author. Her essays, reviews, and profiles have appeared in numerous publications. In 2025, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a series on how urban design and architecture affect children and families. She is the author of Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall (2022), The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids (2018), and Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities (2012).
This conversation is presented in conjunction with the National Public Housing Museum’s exhibition Living in the Shade: Open Space and Public Housing.
