Casa Kuderna suffered from ill-advised alterations in the years after its 1956 completion.  Worse, a foreclosing lender neglected the house for a long period after 2008.  Few modern California houses of the classic postwar era endured such mistreatment and yet managed to avoid demolition. A Transparent Floor Plan As restored, the floor plan links the separate living and sleeping pavilions, which allows...

UPDATE:  As of October 26th of 2024, the Smith House is sold for its full asking price of $3,295,000. Congratulations to all involved! There is a rare purity of design and structure always in full view via the steel architecture of the Smith House (completed in 1958)­.  One of Modernism’s core principles is literally on display: The structure, with extremely thin steel beams and flanges, IS the...

First Offering: Art Center College of Design was at the center of Don and Sally Kubly’s universe; both as alumni, and later when Don became the second president of the institution. At the time, the couple was deeply embedded in the creative fiber of mid-century modern Los Angeles. Attracted to the iconoclastic personality of Craig Ellwood, and cutting-edge work of his firm, the Kublys selected Ellwood to...