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Pools in the Time of Drought

Should the iconic, sparkly blue Southern California swimming pool be sacrificed in the name of water conservation?

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Modern Design: Bjarke Ingels + BIG

Bjarke Ingels, age 41, is the innovative Danish architect who heads the architectural firm Bjarke Ingals Group (BIG) founded in 2006.

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Wright's Hollyhock House Restored

Hollyhock House is back – much of its magnificence restored.

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Modern Eco-friendly Products

Breathe easy. Even though the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that most Americans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, and home interior furnishings and materials can emit hundreds of pollutants and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) that can lead to a long list of health problems, there are options.

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Summit House's Architectural Digest Feature

We are pleased to announce that our house on Summit Drive in Beverly Hills has been featured in the February issue of Architectural Digest.

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West Coast Style Home for Virginia Clients

We would like to give you a sneak preview of a new project that is nearing completion in the Great Falls area of Virginia, a suburb of Washington D.C.

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Modern Design: Inventing the Mouse

Jim Yurchenko recently retired after 35 years as a designer and innovator at IDEO in Palo Alto, California.

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Cubism: Modern Art Revolution

The avant-garde art movement known as Cubism which emerged in Paris between 1906 and 1911 was influenced by the Impressionists, café society, and the birth of the mechanical age – perhaps even by early motion pictures.