Christmas: The one (and only) time of year when it’s socially acceptable to wear the eye-searing combination of red and green together. Man, I love the holidays.
More festive outfits.
Hey there! My name is Alissa. I’m a writer, a gelato-eater, and a walker in LA.
You can learn more about who I am, what I write, why I walk, and even see where I live and work. In 2010 I was honored to be named as an USC/Annenberg Getty Arts Journalism fellow. You also might like this talk I gave about how to do the work you love, or this New York Times article that featured me and other LA pedestrians.
How to get in touch
Follow me at @awalkerinLA
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I regularly write about design, architecture, cities, transportation and walking for several publications. You can read my latest and greatest stories below, or clicking on the publication will take you to all my articles for that publication. You can also read my favorite stories from 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.
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Beyond Peak Juice Bar: What else can our neighborhoods be? - New York Times
Night+Market Song: A Thai wunderkind serves up a second course. - Dwell
Self Preservation: How a pair of intrepid Angelenos restored Rudolph Schindler’s iconic Bubeshko Apartments. - Studio 360
Nobody Walks in LA: Why does this song from 1982 keep getting stuck in people's heads? - Los Angeles Times
How Small Is Too Small?: An exhibition about micro-apartments shows us the LA of the future. - Fast Company
Mad for Madison: Why tech startups—and the people who run them—are crazy for the Wisconsin capital. - LA Weekly
Overdrive: Is our discussion of postwar Los Angeles architecture too focused on cars? - Wired
XOXO Loves Tech: A new Portland conference launches and breaks all the records—and the rules. - DnA: Design and Architecture
The Future's So Bright?: Talking student debt with CalArts graduates - GOOD
Bus-Riding Celebrities: Why don't more eco-savvy stars ride public transit? - Los Angeles Magazine
Better Off Ped: A richer (and skinnier) writer on the perks of walking in LA - Designers and Books
Summer Reading: Four design books for poolside reading that are light but not fluffy.
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- Design East of La Brea is a monthly design event I co-host with Haily Zaki, Marissa Gluck and Erin Cullerton. Almost always east of La Brea. Learn more about past de Labs and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
