New York City Hall looks like a Southern plantation. I do declare.
Tony Rosenthal’s 5 in 1 at 1 Police Plaza needs at least one paint job.
Nice beaver.
More New York photos this-a-way.
Welcome to Gelatobaby
Hi, my name is Alissa. I'm a writer, a gelato-eater, and a walker in LA. You can learn more about me here.All About Gelatobaby
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You can find my writing most days at Fast Company, where I write about design and sustainability each week as a Designers Accord case study. I also write a column for GOOD called Design is a Verb.
- Where My Ladies At?
GOOD, August 2010
Why aren't there more women in industrial design? - At Home with Ed Begley, Jr.
Dwell, June 2010
I visited LA's greenest celebrity to talk about gardening, solar panels and riding the bus. - Hello, Angels
The Architect's Newspaper, May 2010
The ups and downs of LA's 109-year-old funicular train. - Why I Write About Design Now
GOOD, May 2010
How we need to cover the design industry: Without a chair in the world. - Here's Why the Banksy Movie is a Banksy Prank
Fast Company, April 2010
The world's most famous street artist makes a documentary? I'm not buying it. - If You Lived Here, You'd Be Urban By Now
GOOD, Spring 2010
The case against fake "walkable urbanism" developments which are neither walkable or urban. - Why Can't the World's Best Architects Build Better Websites?
Fast Company, March 2010
Loading... - Reading a City
GOOD, Winter 2010
How streets in NY and LA instruct us to move through them. - iPad Name Not the First Choice for Women. Period.
Fast Company, January 2010
Sure, Apple's newest product is cool and all, but about that name... - Will You Makeover My Valentine?
Studio 360, January 2009
I talk to Kurt Andersen about greeting cards, dangerous love, and why Cupid's stupid. - The Fake Freeway Sign that Became a Real Public Service
GOOD, January 2009
Artist Richard Ankrom's act of guerrilla public service improved the commuter experience. - The Decade in Design
GOOD, December 2009
Ten years of Apple, starchitects and design for change.
- Where My Ladies At?
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Speaking
- Three Voices in Design
Margaret Griffin, Jennifer Siegal and Julie Smith-Clementi, moderated by Alissa Walker
September 16, 7-8:30pm
Ilan Dei Studio, Venice Beach
- GOOD Design: Bay Area
Another event in our popular series, where designers solve city problems proposed by urban leaders.
September 30, 6pm
SPUR, San Francisco
