Talks & Tours

Alan is a frequent commentator an tour guide on urbanism, planning, and Los Angeles. To invite Alan to speak, please send an e-mail to aloomis at placeworks.com.

One-to-One on Archinect Podcasts

Talking about Space 134 on Good Day LA

Moderating panel discussion at 2016 PedsCount! conference

At Downtown Santa Monica Inc Annual Meeting with Steven Welliver

Students join the APA/LA’s Summer in the City tour of downtown Glendale

Interview with Patrick Healy of NBC4

Touring Tropico Transit Oriented District with Metro Staff

Speaking on “Take Two” on KPCC 89.3fm

Speaking at “Anomaly” – 2018 AIAS West Quad Conference

2023

JUROR: “APA Los Angeles Planning Awards” for American Planning Association Los Angeles Section [April 2023]

TALK: “Crafting Residential Objective Development Standards” panel for APA Orange County & Planning Directors’ Association of Orange County, Tustin CA [March 16, 2023]

2022

MODERATOR: “Al Fresco 2.0: Long Term Solutions” online panel for ULI Los Angeles [October 18, 2022]

JUROR: “APA Los Angeles Planning Awards” for American Planning Association Los Angeles Section [April 2022]

2021

TALK: “Objective Design – A New Oxymoron?” panel for APA Orange County, Santa Ana CA [May 12, 2021]

2020

PRESS: “Open Space Projects Are Re-Shaping Cities” Kelsi Maree Borland for Globe St [December 29, 2020]

PRESS: “Why Glendale and San Monica Make a Good Case Study for City Planning” Kelsi Maree Borland for Globe St [December 21, 2020]

PODCAST: “Human City” [December 17, 2020]

PRESS: “How Cities Can Support Growth Through the Pandemic” Kelsi Maree Borland for Globe St [December 8, 2020]

PRESS: “A Tale of Two Cities: L.A. Growth From the Coast to Inland” Kelsi Maree Borland for Globe St [November 17, 2020]

TALK: “Gimme Shelter” for 2020 ULI Product Council Meetings Residential Neighborhood Development Council (Blue) [October 20, 2020]

TALK: “Oceanside Urban Design” panel for City of Oceanside General Plan Update, Oceanside CA [October 15, 2020]

JUROR: “L.A. Lights the Way” a Design Competition for a New Los Angeles Streetlight sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting and the Mayor’s Office [April-September, 2020]

PRESS: “Big Ideas That Might Change The World: “Walkable & Bikeable Communities” With Alan Loomis of PlaceWorks” Fotis Georgiadis for Authority Magazine [August 21, 2020]

JUROR: “APA California Planning Awards” for American Planning Association California Chapter [July 2020] VIDEO

PRESS: “Public Spaces Are the Most Challenging to Reopen Safely” Kelsi Maree Borland for Globe St [June 30, 2020]

PRESS: “How Santa Monica’s Pedestrian Mall Became Too Successful For Its Own Good” Hadley Meares for Curbed LA [May 22, 2020]

JUROR: “APA Los Angeles Planning Awards” for American Planning Association Los Angeles Section [April 2020]

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2019

TALK / TOUR: “On The Map: Promenade 3.0” for Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design, Santa Monica CA [September 7, 2019]

RADIO: “Promenade 3.0” appearance on DnA: Design and Architecture, KCRW 89.9fm [September 3, 2019]

TALK: “Promenade 3.0” keynote for Downtown Santa Monica Annual Brunch Meeting, Santa Monica CA [w/ Steven Welliver, August 29, 2019]

TALK: “Urban Growth and Building for People” panel for Long Beach Architecture Week, Long Beach CA [June 5, 2019]

2018

TOUR: “Urban Theory on the Streets: Pasadena” for “Anomaly” AIA Student West Quad conference, Woodbury University, Burbank CA [March 23, 2018]

TALK: “Sustainability vs Sprawl: Revisiting Banham’s Four Ecologies” keynote speaker at “Anomaly” AIA Student West Quad conference, Woodbury University, Burbank CA [March 23, 2018]

2017

PODCAST: “Next Up: Arroyo Seco Weekend” [June 24, 2017]

TALK: “Realignments: A Symposium on Urbanism & Infrastructure” panel at Woodbury University, Burbank CA [March 28, 2017]

TALK: “Be Street Smart Glendale” talk for Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition, Pasadena CA [w/ Justin Robertson, March 6, 2017]

2016

MODERATOR / TALK: “City of Gardens” panel for 2016 APA California Conference, Pasadena CA [October 24, 2016]

MODERATOR / TALK: “Beyond the Freeway” panel for 2016 APA California Conference, Pasadena CA [October 23, 2016]

TALK: “Space Matters” panel for Glendale Tech Week, Glendale CA [September 15, 2016]

MODERATOR: “Quick & Easy Placemaking Tactics for Small and Mid-sized Communities” panel for 2016 PedsCount! Conference, Long Beach CA [June 7, 2016]

TOUR: “Workboot Tuesday: Transit Experience” for Glendale City Council, Glendale CA [w/ Glendale Urban Design & Mobility Staff, March 22, 2016]

RADIO: “A park on top of a freeway? The plans for Glendale’s Space 134” appearance on Take Two, KPCC 89.3fm [March 15, 2016]

PODCAST: “Curating the City: Urban Designer Alan Loomis on Archinect Sessions One-to-One #12” [February 22, 2016]

2015

TOUR: “Glendale: Planning Animated” for APA / LA 2015 Awards Ceremony, Glendale CA [w/ Michael Nilsson, June 24, 2015]

VIDEO: “Plan to Cap Los Angeles Freeways with Parks, a ‘Chance to Mend Cities’ Bakers Say” appearance on NBC4 6pm News [February 5, 2015]

2014

TOUR: “Glendale: Planning Animated” Summer in the City for APA / LA, Glendale CA [w/ Michael Nilsson, September 20, 2014]

VIDEO: “UNIQLO LA: Urban Designer Alan Loomis” interview for UNIQLO [July 7, 2014]

2013

VIDEO: “Space 134” interview for Glendale GTV6 [August 3, 2013]

TALK: “Laboratory for Modernity, Los Angeles, 1940-1990” for Pacific Standard Time Presents, Pasadena CA [July 11, 2013]

VIDEO: “Take a Stroll in a Park, a Freeway Park” appearance on Good Day LA, Fox 11 News [April 4, 2013]

2011

TALK: “Downtown from Lame Street to Main Street” panel for 2011 California Downtown Association, Riverside CA [October 12, 2011]

TOUR: “Goats and Grand Performances” for MOCA Engagement Party / LA Urban Rangers, Los Angeles CA [July 7, 2011]

TALK: “Why Glendale?” panel for Glendale Association of Realtors, Glendale CA [April 21, 2011]

TALK: “Urban Design and Historic Preservation” for USC School of Architecture [April 4, 2011]

2010

TALK: “Dingbat 2.0: Dingbat as Urban Typology” panel for LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design, Hollywood CA [June 26, 2010]

RADIO: “Designing a Vibe” appearance on DnA: Design and Architecture, KCRW 89.9fm [w/ Emil Tatevosian, March 16, 2010]

2009

TALK: “Comprehensive New Urbanism for Comprehensive Plans” panel at 17th Congress for New Urbanism, Denver CO [June 11, 2009]

2008

PRESS: “Glendale Establishes Urban Design As A Priority” Josh Stephens & Jillian Goodman for California Planning & Development Report [November 28, 2008]

TALK: “Los Angeles: Sustainability vs Sprawl” for USC School of Architecture [November 17, 2008]

TALK: “Three Great Cities and Urban Design” panel for at 2008 APA California Conference, Hollywood CA [September 23, 2008]

TALK: “Glendale’s Urban Design Studio” for AIA Pasadena & Foothill Chapter, Pasadena CA [July 11, 2008]

PRESS: “Group Has Designs On New Look For City” Jason Wells for Glendale News Press [July 5, 2008]

TALK: “The Architecture of Place and the Architecture of Object” panel for LA Regional Planning History Group, Pasadena CA [June 28, 2008]

TALK: “Urban Design and Architecture” AICP seminar for Tri-Cities APA, Pasadena CA [w/ Stephanie Reich, June 19, 2008]

TALK: “New Urbanism and the Comprehensive Plan” panel at 100th APA National Planning Conference, Las Vegas NV [April 27, 2008]

TALK: “Shifting Focus: Architecture, Urbanism and Development in the San Fernando Valley” symposium at Woodbury University School of Architecture, Burbank CA [April 18, 2008]

TALK: “Creating Form-Based Comprehensive Plans” panel at 16th Congress for New Urbanism, Austin TX [April 2, 2008]

TALK: “Character and Caliber: Design Review” panel at 2007 League of California Cities Planners Institute, Sacramento CA [March 26, 2008]

2007

TALK: “Sustainability vs Sprawl” for Occidental College, Dept of Art & Art History [November 30, 2007]

TALK: “Generating Revenue by Creating the Authentic Downtown” panel at 2007 California Downtown Association, Long Beach CA [October 26, 2007]

TALK: “Mixing Oil and Water – Integrating Land Use and Transportation Planning” at 2007 Planning Directors Forum of Orange County, Costa Mesa CA [w/ Jano Baghdanian, October 18, 2007]

TALK: “New Urbanism and Comprehensive Plans” panel at 2007 APA California Conference, San Jose CA [October 2, 2007]

TALK: “Planning Tools” panel at Central Coast Regional Energy Planning Conference, San Luis Obispo CA [August 24, 2007]

TALK: “Incorporating New Urbanism in Comprehensive Plans” panel at 15th Congress for New Urbanism, Philadelphia PA [May 17, 2007]

TALK: “Implementing Form-Based Codes” panel at 15th Congress for New Urbanism, Philadelphia PA [May 17, 2007]

TALK: “The Promise of San Diego” panel for Citizens Coordinate for Century 3, San Diego CA [February 22, 2007]

TALK: “Implementing a Form-Based Code” panel at New Partners for Smart Growth conference, Los Angeles CA [February 9, 2007]

2006

TALK: “Form-Based Codes without the Attitude” for AIA/LA Urban Design Committee, Los Angeles CA [w/ Hassan Haghani, November 15, 2006]

TALK: “Form-Based Codes without the Attitude” seminar at 2006 APA California Conference, Garden Grove CA [w/ Hassan Haghani, October 24, 2006]

TALK: “Death to Sprawl” panel at AIAS West Quad Conference, Los Angeles CA [October 10, 2006]

TALK: “Form-Based Codes” for AIA/LA Urban Design Committee, Los Angeles CA [October 8, 2006]

TALK: “The Dilemma of Density” at Surfacing Urbanism: 2006 ASCA West Conference, Woodbury University, Burbank CA [October 12, 2006]

TALK: “Fostering a Dialogue between Disciplines” panel for AIA/LA Urban Design Committee, Los Angeles CA [August 16, 2006]

TOUR: “Los Angeles River” for AIA National Conference, Los Angeles CA [June 9 & 11, 2006]

TALK: “Possible Futures for Downtown Los Angeles” panel at Not A Cornfield, Los Angeles CA [March 24, 2006]

2005

TALK: “The Dilemma of Density” at 11th Biennial Conference on Planning History, Coral Gables FL [October 21, 2005]

TALK: “How ‘Smart Codes’ Can Reform LA” for Westchester Neighborhood Council, Los Angeles CA [October 11, 2005]

MODERATOR: “Corridors: The Urban Design Challenge” panel at 13th Congress for New Urbanism, Pasadena CA [June 11, 2005]

TOUR: “Los Angeles River” for Environmental Media Association [w/ Jennifer Price & Jennifer Wolch, April 16, 2005]

TOUR: “Downtown Los Angeles” for Occidental College, Dept of Art & Art History [March 9, 2005]

2004

TALK: “Sustainability vs Sprawl: Revisiting Banham’s 4 Ecologies” for GardenLAb exhibition, Pasadena CA [October 16, 2004]

TOUR: “Los Angeles River” for Woodbury Univ, Dept of Architecture [October 15, 2004]

TOUR: “Downtown Los Angeles” for Occidental College, Dept of Art & Art History [October 9,2004]

TALK: “Making TOD Legal: Form-Based Codes” panel at Rail~Volution conference, Los Angeles CA [September 21, 2004]

TALK: “The Dilemma of Density” at Gimme Shelter, Annual California Studies Conference, Loyola Marymount Univ, CA [April 23, 2004]

TOUR: “Los Angeles River” for USC Sustainable Cities program [August 1, 2004]

TOUR: “Los Angeles River” for USC Landscape program [February 28, 2004]

TOUR: “Downtown Los Angeles” for Occidental College, Dept of Art & Art History [w/ Lize Mogel, February 24, 2004]

2003

TOUR: “Los Angeles River” for Historical Society of Southern California [w/ Jennifer Price, June 8, 2003]

TOUR: “Olvera Street” for USC Dept of Art [w/ Lize Mogel, March 6, 2003]

2001

TALK: “New Urbanism” for Women’s Environmental Council, Los Angeles CA [February 20, 2001]

TALK: “Urban Design Issues in Los Angeles” for AIA Student Forum conference, Los Angeles CA [January 1, 2001]

TALK: “Crafting Residential Objective Development Standards” panel for APA Orange County & Planning Directors’ Association of Orange County, Tustin CA [March16, 2023]