Patrick Sisson

A Chicago expat living in Los Angeles, Patrick Sisson writes about urbanism, cities, transportation, and architecture, examining how these forces shape culture and urban life. He writes a weekly column called Property Lines that spotlights community development, real estate trends, and hot housing markets across the country. His writing, which also covers arts, music, and technology, has previously appeared on The Verge, Racked, Pitchfork, Dwell, and Wax Poetics. He’s previously written a book about the history of design and designers in Chicago, This is Chicago, published in 2015.