Northern Highlights

European Environment Agency, Copenhagen

I don’t usually do photo posts, but while I am mentally processing my trip to Denmark and Sweden, I thought I would share some architecture, design, foliage moments from the trip. I think the theme is texture.

Live 2001, Malmo [Sweden = amazing ivies and trees en espalier]

Gruntvigskirken, Copenhagen

Central Train Station (under renovation), Malmo

Stockholm South Cemetery

Woodland Crematorium and Chapel, Stockhom

Ahlens Department Store, Stockholm

Arcades, Vallingby

Kulturhuset Plaza, Stockholm

Sodermalm Heights, Stockholm

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By Alexandra Lange

Alexandra Lange is an architecture critic and author, and the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winner for Criticism, awarded for her work as a contributing writer for Bloomberg CityLab. She is currently the architecture critic for Curbed and has written extensively for Design Observer, Architect, New York Magazine, and The New York Times. Lange holds a PhD in 20th-century architecture history from New York University. Her writing often explores the intersection of architecture, urban planning, and design, with a focus on how the built environment shapes everyday life. She is also a recipient of the Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary from AIGA, an honor she shares with Design Observer’s Editor-in-Chief, Ellen McGirt.