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.
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I regularly write about design, architecture, cities, transportation and walking for several publications. You can read my latest stories here, or clicking on the publication will take you to all my articles for that publication. You can also read my favorite stories from 2011 and 2010.
- Dwell: Self Preservation
How a pair of intrepid Angelenos restored Rudolph Schindler’s iconic Bubeshko Apartments. - Fast Company: Mad for Madison
Why tech startups—and the people who run them—are crazy for the Wisconsin capital. - LA Weekly: Flattened L.A.
Can a penny-pressing machine by Diane Meyer save Los Angeles architecture? - Wired: XOXO Loves Tech
A new Portland conference launches and breaks all the records—and the rules. - GOOD: Car-free Freedom
Does surrendering your automobile in L.A. make you feel helpless or more independent? - KCET Food: Kickstarting Restaurants
Some of L.A.'s most popular food experiences are being funded by people just like you. - Designers and Books: Summer Reading
Four design books for poolside reading that are light but not fluffy.
- Dwell: Self Preservation
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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.
Category Archives: City Walks
The world’s biggest City Walks Architecture: New York fan
As most of you remember, a few years back I wrote City Walks Architecture: New York, which may very well be the most important deck of cards ever written about New York architecture. Yes, I said cards, because the brilliance … Continue reading
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Walker & Walker
Should you stay at the Royalton Hotel in New York City, you will find my architectural walking guide, City Walks Architecture New York, right where it belongs. The Royalton must have read my blog in order to organize such visionary … Continue reading
Rebuilding
During the summer I spent researching and writing City Walks Architecture: New York, I kept putting Lower Manhattan off. I had been to Ground Zero a few times before on trips to New York, so it’s not that I hadn’t … Continue reading
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City Walks in ID!
City Walks Architecture: New York is featured in this month’s ID which is pretty awesome in and of itself. But then when you look at the company I’m in there on the page…well! There’s Nothing Funny About Design: Essays that … Continue reading
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Week of Walks #3: Party at Jen Bekman
Thanks to everyone who came out to Jen Bekman Gallery last night for the official launch party and walk around the Lower East Side! We swung by Green Depot where Caleb Mulvena and Colin Brice from MAPOS showed us how … Continue reading
Week of Walks #1: A World of Tomorrow in Queens
It was a blustery day at best but a bunch of intrepid walkers braved the drizzle and the chill for the Week of Walks #1: A World of Tomorrow in Queens. Thanks to all who bundled up and to Core77 … Continue reading
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