Monthly Archives: October 2009

Blogging out loud

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Alissa

If there’s one thing I love more than blogging, it’s talking about blogging! The lovely Rebecca Orlov of loving.living.small. and Apartment Therapy asked me to speak as part of a Blog Out Loud panel with a very distinguished panel of … Continue reading →

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Only 4 Euros

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Alissa

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Week of Walks #7: The High Line

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Alissa

You want to know something amazing? The entire Week of Walks we had a few sprinkles here and there, but it never actually rained while any walks were in progress. And on the day with the worst possible forecast (the … Continue reading →

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Week of Walks #6: Midtown Modernism (and martinis)

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Alissa

Friday night headed uptown with Alice Twemlow’s SVA D-Crit students to tour around Midtown’s Modernist monuments, while I read from reviews and other stories published when the buildings were completed. Here we’re catty-corner to the CBS Building, also known as … Continue reading →

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Week of Walks #4/#5: Brooklyn Bridge & Lower Broadway

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Alissa

Wednesday morning at 7am, an intrepid group of dedicated architecture fans gathered beneath the Brooklyn Bridge. We walked into Manhattan as the sun came up over Brooklyn. And I told the quite gory story of the bridge’s construction. Spoooooky. Afterwards, … Continue reading →

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Week of Walks #3: Party at Jen Bekman

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Alissa

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 →

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Week of Walks #2: Sustainable Times Square

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Alissa

Thanks to SVA’s Interaction Design MFA program and Worldstudio, Monday’s walk began at the still-scaffolded Bank of America Tower, where we talked about sustainability as it relates to environmentally-responsible architecture as well as people and communities. Besides being home to … Continue reading →

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Week of Walks #1: A World of Tomorrow in Queens

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Alissa

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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Street Walker: Koreatown

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Alissa

I got a sneak preview of the new school rising on the site of the historic Ambassador Hotel. It’s pretty amazing how Gonzales Goodale has managed to stay true to the original building (even preserving some original walls and fixtures, … Continue reading →

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Eat My Words: Walker in Memphis

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Alissa

I am really missing Memphis and my all-BBQ diet (wait, not all…I ate fried chicken for one meal instead) after traveling there last week for the AIGA conference Make/Think. I live blogged the happenings on a beautiful site by Citizen … Continue reading →

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