The home of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands,  pioneer actors and filmmakers who changed the course of independent cinema, has come on the market, presenting an extraordinary opportunity to acquire a property that occupies a singular place in the history of American cinematography. The couple

In over six decades of architectural practice—Donald Wexler (FAIA, 1926-2015)—had a profound influence on what we now admire as Desert Modernism. Starting with a brief stint at Richard Neutra’s office in L.A., Wexler moved to Palm Springs to embark on a career that would encompass public commission

Set on the edge of a canyon in the Oaks neighborhood of Los Feliz sits a three story, Mid-century home with views of Downtown that was recently rescued by Ruby and Mike Rubin of Rubin Studio Design. Partially demolished in a previous and failed renovation, the Rubins completely transformed it i

Reflecting the exuberance of the post-WWII boom in L.A., this recently renovated paragon of Mid-century style in Rolling Hills Estates that was designed in 1957 by architect Joseph Friel, is set on a canyon-side site encompassing views of the San Gabriel Mountains. With its long, low-slung prof

With her decades-long practice of architecture, Lutah Maria Riggs [1894-1984] produced some of the most compelling structures in Santa Barbara and the American Riviera. First working in the 1920s with the master of Andalusian Revival—George Washington Smith—her work evolved into a hybrid Mediterrane

One of the best-known of the Southern California historicist architects, Reginald Davis Johnson (1882–1952) created some of the most beautiful dwellings in and around Pasadena, as well as further north in Santa Barbara and Montecito. Johnson’s projects always possess a confidence and assuredness in

Heinz Legler and Veronique Lievre—a multi-hyphenate creative couple with broad experience in residential and leisure design/build projects, film sets and more recently, their gloriously remote boutique hotel, Venana, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the mountains near Puerto Vallarta—have put their

Just minutes from both Joshua Tree and Palm Springs- and with wide-ranging views of the surrounding mountains- this secluded mid-century ranch is the perfect place for memorable desert sojourns. With a flexible layout on a very private 2.5-acre lot, it’s also been a successful and fully functioning

We love seeing projects by young entrepreneurs succeed—visually and financially—and this beautifully re-invented Westchester house from the designer-developer Taylor Walker is a perfect example. Represented by realtor Limor Etgar-Zamir, the gut-renovated (and now move-in ready) project went “pending

It’s a California dream—a self-sufficient and sustainable place in the hills of Sonoma County, with just enough of a vineyard to make some wine and an organic garden for produce, room for friends and entertaining, all set in world-class architecture. Built in 2002, this particular dream compound, wi

The homes of architect Paul Revere Williams are among the most coveted dwellings in Los Angeles. Each is a master class in graceful living with their subtly traditional and elegant details showing a range of European styles that mirrored the aspirations of his prosperous (often celebrity) clientele.

Pacific Palisades has long been one of the most sought-after residential neighborhoods in L.A., and despite January’s tragic wildfires, it remains just that. Recently completed and with views to the Pacific Ocean, this exceptional 7-bed, 11-bath, 10-car garage California Farmhouse is the work of arc

The home of architect Jared Brunk, architect/artist Channa Yates is a perfect example of the design-driven reinvention of one’s living and working spaces in the 21st Century in L.A. Done in collaboration with Mike Nesbit, the multidisciplinary couple created a compound that met both their esthetic a

The Star Residence—a Post + Beam classic originally designed in 1956 by USC educator and architect William Mann—has been immaculately rescripted by developer/designer Andreas E. G. Larsson of HabHouse, noted for his sensitive and exemplary restoration of previously overlooked properties by architect

Palm Springs has a great tradition of its own Desert Modernism, and Jill Lewis, of the eponymous San Francisco/Palm Springs-based architectural design firm, has brought a timeless synthesis of classic International Style to a boulder-strewn landscape at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains. Unlike

The 1970s were a boom time in Southern California. A period when prosperous business people were willing and able to build new dwellings that reflected their success. Often ego-driven, the results varied; not all have survived either the tests of time and/or insensitive updating when fashions change

Tiburon is no stranger to outstanding mid-century design—like much of California, the 1960s were a boom time there—and this wonderfully restored delta-roofed, canal-front home is a perfect example. Comprehensively reworked over the past four years by Jack Byron and his expert team at Suprstructur, t

We’re not exactly sure who Mrs. Chimorro was (or even her first name) but in 1926 she commissioned this house from Roy Selden Price, one of LA’s most successful architects of the period—referred to in David Gebhard and Robert Winter’s magisterial An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles as “one of

In the decades following the Civil War, Midwesterners—well-chilled by the brutal winters—migrated to Southern California. Among them was William Taylor Clapp, one of Pasadena’s founders. Clapp would go on to prosper with orange groves and real estate speculation and in 1882, built a grand residence

What do you get when an artist and architect collaborate on their home? You could get chaos and strife, but in the hands of this couple, the result is an absolutely serene retreat, the perfect venue for a life well-lived in a 3-bed, 3.5-bath home, arranged around a central courtyard with a deep conn