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⁠On the Market :: 1927 Wallace Neff-designed Italian Renaissance Revival home in Pasadena⁠ ⁠ With such a long and storied career, I always find it interesting to marvel at the breadth of work Wallace Neff produced, with a wide range of styles, vernac
Wallace Neff first began experimenting with his Airform construction method during World War II as a means to construct inexpensive homes and buildings in a time of housing, labor, and material shortages. The first Airform structure would be complete
On the Market :: 1946 Wallace Neff Designed Airform Bubble House in Pasadena⁠ ⁠ ⁠Post World War II America had a housing shortage, and architect Wallace Neff’s answer was the Airform Bubble House, a novel home with equally novel construction me
⁠Extra! Extra! Read all about it—today we’re diving into the Holmby Hills home architect Gordon Kaufmann designed for himself and his family! ⁠ ⁠ “When it came time for architect Gordon Kaufmann to build himself a home, he called up
⁠Completed in 1923, Coate’s commission for Mr. and Mrs. David Blankenhorn is a successful foray ⁠into the French Norman vernacular style. French Norman Revival, a style rarely employed by Coate, is one of my favorites, especially when seen thro
On the Market :: Roland Coate’s 1923 David Blankenhorn Residence in Pasadena⁠ ⁠ ⁠Completed in 1923, Roland Coate’s residence for David Blankenhorn is a celebration of the French Norman farmhouse form. French Norman Revival is one of my fa
The Influence of New Orleans Creole Style on Southern California’s Architectural Golden Age: How Southern Living Arrived in the Southland⁠ ⁠ “While seemingly disparate, the architectural styles of Southern California and New Orleans share
On the Market :: Pretty in Pink 1929 Las Orquideas Apartment Complex in Hollywood⁠ ⁠ ⁠Built to resemble an Andalusian hillside village, Hollywood’s Las Orquideas Apartments provide a dash of bucolic charm mere steps from the hustle and bustle o
On the Market :: Arthur and Nina Zwebell’s 1925 Patio del Moro⁠ Apartment Complex in West Hollywood⁠ ⁠ West Hollywood’s Patio del Moro⁠ apartment complex is a true Los Angeles landmark, transporting you into a world brimming with incompar

Christian Robbie

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