Looking for Modern? Wait in Line. by Kimberly Stevens IF you're interested in buying a Neutra, Lautner or Schindler in Southern California - or any house designed by a high-profile architect, for that matter - be prepared to stand in line and to pay top dollar. "It seems like there have been record-breaking sales every couple of weeks," said Crosby Doe, an agent at Crosby Doe Associates in Beverly...
HOME OF THE WEEK An indoor-outdoor Neutra, Windows of Opportunity: This Bel-Air home designed by Richard Neutra uses expanses of seamless glass to blend into the outdoors.By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer The indoor-outdoor look so popular in Southern California has its roots in such houses as this one in Bel-Air designed by Modernist architect Richard Neutra. When this house was built in 1959 for...
By Shashank Bengali The real-estate listing was more rapt than usual: "Exceptional classic Paul Williams traditional poised on an amazing 3/4-acre lot in prime Brentwood Park.... Absolutely gorgeous grounds, romantic patios.... True perfection." Classics don't age, and Paul Williams-designed homes - with an easy luxury that surpasses trends and time - remain in demand today, at prices the architect...
This is where I drove my go-cart, Crosby Doe says, turning his champagne-colored Jag down Pasadena's Hillcrest Avenue on a rolling tour of the posh Oak Knoll district where he grew up. A civilized gent in a stylish blend of creams and browns, Doe points to a series of houses, fondly recalling memories of each. There's the wood-shingled Blacker House, an Arts & Crafts masterpiece designed by Greene...
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