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The Kip House, a classic piece of post-war American Modernism is up for sale in BerkeleyDonald Olsen’s Kip House is a modest masterpiece of West Coast residential design, built in 1952 for a pioneering physicist and Bauhaus enthusiast
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We report from the world’s most moneyed automotive event, Monterey Car Week 2026MCW 2026 was all about the big numbers. Across The Quail, Pebble Beach Concours and numerous other events, some of the world’s most storied automobiles were assembled in Northern California to be shown off, scrutinised, and occasionally sold
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An updated Californian mid-century modern house gains new light and spaceHouse Vert by Sidell Pakravan required a sensitive upgrade strategy, with enhancements and expansions that retain the structure’s integrity and the qualities of the site
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Tucked among old-growth oaks in Mendocino, this fire-resistant home is a whisper on the landSan Francisco firm Jensen Architects crafts a light-filled family retreat that prioritises views, sustainability and resiliency
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Before Palm Springs, there was Corbin Palms – now one of its original mid-century homes is for saleA rare 1954 Palmer & Krisel residence in Corbin Palms – the overlooked Woodland Hills enclave where the architects first tested the ideas that would define California’s desert modernism – is on the market for $995,000
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Richard Lareau's 1961 Bone Residence, a landmark of San Diego modernism, is for saleSet in the canyons of Mission Hills, this post-and-beam residence – with its cedar walls and glass expanses framing views to the Pacific – is one of the finest-preserved works from the architect's career
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Tour a reborn midcentury Pierre Koenig house in coastal CaliforniaDesigner Jamie Bush reimagined a house by the Case Study architect; the 1966 work now effortlessly blends interiors and architecture, and 'reads as one language'
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A redwood-clad Kendrick Bangs Kellogg remodel brings 1970s organic modernism to marketThe Chapman Residence in California – a standard suburban house totally transformed by Kellogg and the artist couple who lived in it – has been listed for the first time
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A Mickey Muennig house enters a new life chapter in CaliforniaNicole Hollis' clarifying renovation of a Mickey Muennig house on California's Monterey Peninsula creates a playful weekend retreat
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This traditional adobe home survived a fire – and found a new life as a midcentury-inspired California haciendaDesigner Kirsten Blazek rebuilt around a single surviving wall, blending Native American-influenced objects, midcentury furniture and a palette drawn straight from the San Gabriel Mountains
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Tour John Lautner's Sheats-Goldstein Residence, an LA legendA John Lautner-designed midcentury gem in the Beverly Crest neighbourhood of Los Angeles makes an appropriately angular backdrop to the July 2026 issue's fashion story; here we explore its architecture, refreshed by Conner + Perry
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Inside a quirky bubble-shaped house designed by Wallace Neff, now for sale in PasadenaThis last example of one of the California architect's 'Airform' house has been meticulously restored and can now be yours for $1.95 million
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Explore Los Angeles in 16 Rudolph Schindler homesAn important California modernist, Rudolph Schindler, pioneered an architecture and way of living that resonates to this day; curator, historian and writer Adam Štěch takes us on a tour of the master's residential work in Los Angeles
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Take in the wild American West from this Linda Taalman house, now on the marketA Linda Taalman house in Lone Pine, CA, is currently on the market, an opportunity to acquire a sustainably minded base in the wilderness of the American West
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Tour a breathtaking Napa Valley winery where even the architecture has a sense of 'terroir'San Francisco practice Aidlin Darling Design ushers Robert Mondavi Winery, one of California's most storied wine producers, into a glorious new age.
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Sabine Marcelis designs an inflatable sunset-coloured maze at CoachellaThe surreal installation was designed to be a place of refuge and wonder for festival-goers
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This Japanese-inspired Californian garden studio is full of personalityDesigned for a multitasking creative, this garden studio in California by ONO is titled Two-Fold, as it combines a ceramics workshop and a Pilates studio
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A California hilltop residence flaunts its modernist origins, and a quiet 21st-century revampHilltop Residence is the newest Californian home by Michael Hennessey Architecture – a low, linear structure that expands with the horizon
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A piece of Joseph Eichler’s 1960s vision of Californian suburbia is on the marketDeveloped in collaboration with A Quincy Jones and listed at $2.4 million, this home and its neighbours are among Eichler’s final projects, offering a glimpse into the ideals that defined post-war Californian living
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This 1960s mobile home in ‘America’s most glamorous trailer park’ went from outdated to adorableA dilapidated unit in the bohemian Malibu Beach Trailer Park has been transformed by Alana Marie Interiors into an enviable oceanfront retreat
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Genesis Design California studio gives the car brand a creative foothold in El SegundoEYRC Architects has transformed an industrial building into a creative hub and showcase for luxury South Korean car maker Genesis
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Desert modernism, and the allure and challenge of building in extreme environmentsFrom California to Arizona and beyond, we trace the lasting allure of desert modernism, celebrating the architecture born of heat, light and vast arid horizons
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This magnificent California house has a backstory as moving as its architectureMegumi Aihara and Dan Spiegel of the San Francisco-based firm SAW helped a local couple design their dream house in Portola Valley, California. They didn't anticipate that it would change them forever
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Lautner’s Castle is a midcentury Los Angeles gem refreshed for the 21st centuryConner + Perry Architects restore Lautner’s Castle, a modernist house by the 20th-century master, dating from the early 1980s – take a look around
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The Kappe House, one of LA’s most significant midcentury modern houses, is on the marketThe architect Ray Kappe completed his own house in 1967. Owned by the Kappe family until 2025, the Pacific Palisades residence has now gone on the market for the first time. We take a tour
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Rudolph Schindler’s How House has undergone a striking interior restorationSchindler’s 1925 landmark of early California modernism has been beautifully fitted out by designer Taska Cleveland, who preserved its historical integrity while layering in refined adaptations
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As Palm Springs Modernism Week 2026 launches, we tour the city at nightPhotographer Trey Burnette captured Palm Springs at night - we explore the city through his eyes, just as Palm Springs Modernism Week 2026 is about to launch
