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- Comment: The awards are promising. However, the sources are very poor. Read WP:GOLDENRULE and WP:OVERKILL. TipsyElephant (talk) 19:42, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: I'm struggling to see any news articles about Walker (rather than by her, or interviews where she's talking about something else). Is she possibly a notable author? i.e. has her book received multiple independent journalistic reviews? Sionk (talk) 23:06, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
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Alissa Walker is a writer, podcaster, and architecture critic who won the 2021 American Institute of Graphic Arts's Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary, and currently serves as the first-ever Urbanism Editor for Curbed. Walker also co-hosts the L.A. Podcast with Hayes Davenport and Scott Frazier.[1][2][3][4] She is an oft-quoted source in Los Angeles news media about urbanism issues, and her writing has appeared regularly in Los Angeles Magazine, LA Weekly, Dwell, Fast Company, GOOD, Gizmodo, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times.[5][6][7] Walker is a former associate producer of KCRW’s DnA: Design and Architecture, hosted by Frances Anderton, and she is also author of CityWalks Architecture: New York, a walking guide organized into 25 itineraries. Walker is the co-founder of Design East of La Brea (de LaB), which is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that celebrates and supports local creatives in their efforts to enlighten, improve and engage the city.[8][7]
Awards and recognition[edit]
In 2021, Walker was honored with the Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary from the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA),[9] with the AIGA recognizing her "for her writing on design and urbanism to promote design issues and thinking to a mass readership as well as her commentary on public transportation and walking to connect people with where they live."[10]
Non-profit transportation group CicLAvia honored Walker with its Spirit of CicLAvia Award alongside co-honoree AARP at a ceremony on Feb. 10, 2019.[11][12]
In 2015, the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects gave her its Design Advocate award.[13][14]
StreetsBlog LA named Walker as its 2013 Journalist of the Year, commending her as a "defender of the new Los Angeles and not the car-culture obsessed city of yesteryear."[15]
In 2012, her project "Good Ideas for Cities" was selected for inclusion in the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.[16][17]
Walker was a 2010 Fellow of the USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program, one of seven honorees selected for their ability "to drive the global conversation about arts and culture."[18][8]
Criticism and journalism[edit]
Walker as written architectural and urban criticism for a wide range of publications, predominantly in the United States. At Curbed LA, she wrote a long-running column called Word on the Street.[citation needed]
Select bibliography[edit]
- "L.A. Built a Tiny-House Village for Homeless Residents, and Some Aren’t So Sure About It," Curbed, April 27, 2021[19]
- "Urbanism Hasn’t Worked for Everyone," Curbed, July 16, 2020[20]
- “Join GOOD Ideas for Cities at the Biennale in Venice, Italy,” Good, August 10, 2012.[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary | AIGA". www.aiga.org. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Home". LA Podcast. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Keith, Kelsey (June 29, 2016). "Introducing Alissa Walker as Curbed's Urbanism Editor". Curbed.com. Vox Media. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Alissa Walker Profile and Activity - Curbed". archive.curbed.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "LA Metro has more money than expected. Where should it go? | Greater LA". KCRW. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Radio, Southern California Public (February 14, 2020). "Should There Be A Car-Free Zone On Broadway In Downtown LA?". Southern California Public Radio. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Design East of La Brea: About". Design East of La Brea. Design East of La Brea. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Abraham, Melissa. "Seven Leading Arts Journalists Awarded Fellowships for the Ninth USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program". The Getty. The Getty. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary". AIGA | the professional association for design. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Gwiazdowski, Amy. "Meet AIGA's Awards Recipients, representing the vibrant spectrum of design excellence". AIGA. AIGA. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "CicLAvia pLAyday in LA February 10, 2019 1-4 pm". ciclavia.org. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Meet Our 'Spirit of CicLAvia' Honorees". ciclavia.org. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Alissa Walker's LA, a Q&A with the 2015 Presidential Honoree Design Advocate Recipient". aialosangeles.businesscatalyst.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Ellingson, Corrine. "LA Plays Itself". AIA Los Angeles. AIA Los Angeles. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Newton, Damien (January 4, 2014). "And the Winners Are". Streetsblog LA. Streetsblog. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Gesbert, Eve (April 9, 2020). "Profile: Alissa Walker". New Cities. New Cities. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Profile: Alissa Walker". Design Observer. Design Observer. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Anawalt, Sasha. "USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program". USC Annenberg School of Journalism. USC. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Walker, Alissa (April 27, 2021). "L.A. Built a Tiny-House Village for Homeless Residents, and Some Aren't So Sure About It". Curbed. New York Magazine. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Walker, Alissa (July 16, 2020). "Urbanism Hasn't Worked for Everyone". Curbed LA. Vox Media. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Walker, Alissa (August 10, 2012). "Join GOOD Ideas for Cities at the Biennale in Venice, Italy". GOOD. Good. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
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