In the blogosphere everything is supposed to be instant, but for those who do not mind reflecting on an event after the fact, here is Sunil Rampersad’s photo-essay of this year’s Dwell on Design conference. See Sunil’s unique perspective on the 405 and Carmageddon, here.

Ed shows off his public transportation, TAP card.
Sunil Rampersad also reviewed the presentations at DOD.
One of my favorite moments of DOD 2011 did not even happen at the conference. On my way there the Blue line wasn’t running and commuters had to take a shuttle bus. As the bus I was on was about to leave who should hurry on but Ed Begley Jr., his presenter’s badge dangling round his neck. Towering above everyone else on the bus, Ed seemed flustered, especially when it seemed like the bus was …

One of my most enjoyable bus rides is the one that goes through the Sepulveda Pass, so unlike all the others which go through only built-up Los Angles. One day last year I was in a car with a friend heading to the Valley and was appalled to see bulldozers tearing away at the hillside. I expressed my dismay and was shocked to find that my car-driving friend couldn’t care less. He said he never notices the pass since he’s driving and if he wanted beautiful scenery this is not where he’d …

By Sunil Rampersad
Recently a friend had his birthday party at the Wigwam Motel in San Bernadino. Once I Googled it and saw what it looked like I just had to go. Lady luck was on my side as some digging into my options to get out there revealed the fact that the motel lay not too far from the Rialto Metrolink station. An hour and a half’s journey from downtown Los Angeles and I was there!

This week I got off the bus to look at some art on a bus, and on walls and cars and. . .
So far I’ve been to MOCA’s new exhibition, “Art in the Streets”, twice and plan on going yet again.
If you have not yet seen Art in The Streets, now is the time to do so. Courtesy of Brit bad boy Banksy, MOCA will be open for free on Monday night, through August 8.
The show is huge, including work by many of the best known artists and trailblazers …

By Sunil Rampersad
It’s not often that I make the long commute to Pasadena, and even much less so to La Canada-Flintridge, but I did it last week. The reason for the long commute was this year’s Pasadena Showcase House of Design, held at one of the amazing creations of architect Paul Williams (the subject of my last article).

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The event itself boggles the mind. Firstly a historic building is chosen. Then if there are residents (as with this year’s house) they are moved for several months – …

It doesn’t have to be Black History Month to appreciate Black History in Los Angeles, especially when it involves one of LA’s great architects, Paul Williams, writes Sunil Rampersad.  
I asked my much better-informed friends for a list of recommendations, and then trekked across town on the bus. Unfortunately I did not get to all I would have liked, but it was a great introduction to an amazing architect and personality.

By DnA contributor Sunil Rampersad:
“Nobody walks in LA,” so the song goes, meaning that “nobody” uses the bus either. (It has been found that there is a direct link in most cities between pedestrian traffic and the number of people taking public transportation.)

But just as people DO walk in LA (Thom Anderson’s documentary, Los Angeles Plays Itself, shows downtown Broadway overflowing with pedestrians), an invisible community of millions of Angelenos rides the bus. I am one of that 11.2 percent of Angelenos who does not drive and always uses …