Whatever the downsides of the Social Media age we are living in, one of its advantages is that it has never been easier to see what is being designed and what is being built right now. On LinkedIn; on architects' websites; and on Instagram, in particular. Instagram offers a nearly inexhaustible trove of images of new architecture, design and furniture. Accounts curated by professional designers,...
In 1969, Richard Neutra and his architect son Dion were asked by curators at the Smithsonian to record his thoughts about his career, architecture and philosophy. The audio recording would accompany a slide-show of his buildings, a key part of a retrospective exhibit held at the “Institution” located on the edge of the Mall in very heart of the U.S. capital. Original Smithsonian Institute on the...
Bruce Alonzo Goff (born 1904, died 1982) never studied directly with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin. East or West – Wright's architecture school was largely developed in Scottsdale, Arizona (where until recently it was still headquartered.) Unlike John Lautner, who completed his degree at Taliesin under Wright's direct supervision. But the teen-aged Goff apprenticed to a leading Tulsa...
Call Agent: Christina Hildebrand 310.890.3313 By Erik Gunther Built on a summit in the mid-1970s and away from the Southern California hubbub, the Von Hagen Residence is an oasis of calm. This Topanga residence is on the market for $11,995,000 and marries the best elements of midcentury modern design with an exceptional location. Click here to view our listing. and read more at...
Call Agent: Crosby Doe 310.428.6755 By Vittoria Benzine The Fawcett Farm, a restored Frank Lloyd Wright home in California’s Central Valley just hit the market with L.A.-based Crosby Doe Associates for $4,250,000. Ronald Reagan, however, gave a stump speech during his gubernatorial run at this storied site. Click here to view this listing. Photographs by Jim Simmons. Read...
The Tatum Beach House Call Agent: Ilana Gafni 310.779.7497 Crosby Doe 310.428.6755 The Wall Street Journal / Mansion Global: This California Home Will Make You Forget Everything You Know About Traditional Beach Design By E.B. Solomont In the late 1960s, when San Francisco lawyer Frank “Sandy” Tatum and his wife, Barbara, set out to build a family beach home, their vision, for a house that...
By Crosby Doe Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, I was conditioned to a strong belief in a brave new world—the promise of Tomorrow! Every week, the Sunday Los Angeles Times featured a new modern house on the cover of its magazine and celebrated its clean lines, indoor-outdoor aesthetic and popular use of materials such as cinder block, plywood and steel. Disneyland opened in 1955, reinforcing...
By Crosby Doe In a perfect world, it might seem, any piece of real estate on the market that is showcased in an architecture magazine like this one would still be available for sale when the issue reaches the reader. But after only a few issues of architectureforsale quarterly, I’ve found that the publishing process is so intensive – between researching, writing, acquiring rights to photos, to...
By Crosby Doe How many times have you gone to a movie with friends and left the multiplex scratching your head? You didn’t hate the film; it was mildly entertaining, and though it wasn’t very nourishing, it was a harmless way to pass a few hours munching popcorn in a pleasant, air-conditioned room. But dare to expect more and argue that it could’ve been better, that the plot didn’t add up, and...
Richard Neutra for sale - By Warren J Dow | Publisher, South Bay Digs Digs is gearing up for their annual Architect | Design | Build special edition of DIGS, which publishes in December to close out the year, and this midcentury modern that just hit the market for $3M caught their eye. It’s located at the very top of Brentwood’s exclusive Tigertail Road and was designed by Richard Neutra in 1960...