As a
historian and
journalist from 1970 to 1985, he has written articles for
The New York Times,
Society of Architectural Historians,
Smithsonian, and other
publications, ranging from
architecture and
real estate to
urban history. In 1973, he received a
Guggenheim Fellowship. Lockwood became a real estate consultant in 1985. He provided consulting services to
architectural firms, real estate companies, and professional services firms. During this period until 2003, he continued to publish articles on
architecture and real estate, for major publications including
The New York Times and
The Wall Street Journal. He co-authored (with Christopher B. Leinberger) two cover stories for the
Atlantic Monthly: "How Business is Reshaping America" - which identified the emergence of “
urban villages”, also known as “
edge cities"—mixed-use suburban developments, and "Los Angeles Comes of Age" in 1988, which he discussed
Los Angeles’ emergence as a major world city. Starting in 2003, Lockwood advised clients on corporate
sustainability issues, and was a regular keynote speaker. ==Selected works==