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The LA You May Not Know – Castles, featuring Crosby Doe

Story by Patrick Campbell When you think of castles in Southern California, you might think of Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland, or Hearst Castle in San Simeon, or perhaps the Magic Castle in Hollywood. But there are castle style buildings all around us in LA. They come in all sizes, from large hotels and apartment buildings to small cottages. They’re known as French Normandy Revival Architecture...

One-of-a-Kind Modernist Marvel Truly Shines in Studio City

Story by Lisa Johnson Mandell One thing is certain about this modernist marvel in L.A.'s Studio City: There's nothing else like it in the world. The one-bedroom, two-bath home comes with an unwieldy moniker—"The Lois and Roger Kennedy Studio/Residence #3"—and it's now available for the first time in over 30 years, for $1.9 million....

Publisher and art collector Benedikt Taschen and his wife, Lauren purchase a Modernist on Summit Drive

Neal J. Leitereg Publisher and art collector Benedikt Taschen and his wife, Lauren, paid $1.15 million less than the asking price for a modernist trophy on Summit Drive. Set at the end of a gated driveway, the Midcentury Modern-style residence was designed by noted architects Thornton Abell and O’Neil Ford. Virtually untouched since it was built in 1956, the post-and-beam is distinguished by its...

IconicHouses.org: Crosby Doe, Architecture for Sale

Crosby Doe: "Like art, architecture inspires me. The uplifting experience of great architecture compels me to want to share the gifts it imparts to our daily lives. Each significant house holds the power to enhance and even change the lives of those who live in it, or even just happen to walk by. When we look around carefully at our built environment, it would be easy to become depressed - so much is...

Architectural Digest: On the Market — Oller & Pejic, Marc Atlan

Yucca Valley, California Pedigree: Fast-rising Los Angeles architecture studio Oller & Pejic collaborated with Marc Atlan, a creative director, to devise this enigmatic 2012 house, wrapped around a central courtyard and set in a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert overlooking Joshua Tree National Park. The home's black-stucco facades are meant to evoke shadows on the landscape, while its form takes...

Wall Street Journal: Private Homes

Featured in the Wall Street Journal: L.A. Home Designed by John Lautner to List for $7.5 Million By Candace Taylor Known as Silvertop, the house has a striking design: It is made up of a series of interlocking half-circles, with a massive, arched concrete roof over the living room. The home, which sits on 1.26 acres on the crest of a hill, is reached by a cantilevered concrete driveway that wraps...

Architectural Digest: On the MarketMarmol-Radziner with James Turrell

by Alyssa Bird - Pedigree: A striking composition of steel and glass planes, this prefab residence was designed by Los Angeles architecture firm Marmol Radziner in 2009. Its free-flowing layout, oriented around a lap pool, incorporates several covered terraces that promote indoor-outdoor living. This being Vegas, the home does not lack for wow moments, among them a screening room and an underground...

Panel Discussion: Edward Killingsworth – Master Plan for Learning

Join the SAH/SCC as we explore 40-years of master planning by renowned Case Study House architect, Edward A. Killingsworth at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Sponsored by the History Graduate Student Association (HGSA) and Crosby Doe Associates/architectureforsale.com,  the program will begin with an informative panel discussion, followed by a book signing and self-guided walking tour...

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