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Mandeville Canyon Remodel

It’s nice to check back in on our past projects every once in a while as new owners move in and add their influence to the ever-changing life of the house.

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Concept

Earlier this year the George Sturges house in Brentwood, California, was put up for auction at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) with bidding beginning at $2.5 m.

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Hawaii's Mid-Century Modernist

Hawaii may not spring to mind when considering mid-century architecture, but the islands were part of the post WWII building boom and, Honolulu particularly, is a good place to explore tropical modernism.

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Remembering Ceramicist Harrison McIntosh

Harrison McIntosh, California modernist potter and sculptor, passed away this week at the age of 102.

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Eiffel Tower Ushers in the Modern Era

The wrought iron lattice work tower located at one end of the Parc du Champ de Mars was named for Gustave Eiffel, the engineer whose company designed and built it.

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Modern Icon: The Stahl House

The most widely seen photograph epitomizing the mid-century modern southern California lifestyle is of the Stahl House, Case Study House #22, taken by Julius Shulman.

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The Modern Case Study Houses

The brainchild of John Entenza, editor o Arts & Architecture magazine, The Case Study Houses were to be experiments in modernism celebrating the possibilities of efficient and affordable housing, much needed at the end WWII.

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The Bradbury Building: a Utopian Concept

One cannot guess from the Bradbury Building’s modest Renaissance Revival exterior of brown brick, sandstone, and terra cotta detailing, that it holds an interior that has fascinated and delighted visitors for all of its 122 years.