Robbie Adobe is a celebration of Southern California’s unique architectural heritage. I have established a sophisticated, yet welcoming voice that allows architecture aficionados of all levels to engage with my writing and research.

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⁠In 1888, railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington would purchase 226 acres of bluff top land peppered with eucalyptus trees from the one and only Abbott Kinney, which sparks the beginning of the Huntington Palisades community. Huntington would then beg
⁠On the Market :: 1929 Gable & Wyant-designed Mediterranean Revival style home in Pacific Palisades⁠ ⁠ ⁠Set high above Will Rogers State Beach and Potrero Canyon, Pacific Palisades⁠’ Huntington Palisades neighborhood welcomes you into a wor
⁠On the Market :: 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival Home in Dana Point’s Dreamy Capistrano Beach Neighborhood⁠ ⁠ Located on a double lot in Dana Point’s bluff-top Capistrano Beach neighborhood, this Spanish Colonial Revival style stunner tick
⁠Today we have the personal residence La Quinta Hotel developer Walter Morgan⁠. While the main hotel buildings were constructed in an informal Spanish Colonial Revival manner recalling early ranch house and hacienda forms, the two-story Morgan reside
“Today we begin a deeper dive into our new series on the 1920s and 1930s architecture of Palm Springs and the surrounding Coachella Valley. Palm Springs is one of my favorite places on earth; I lived out there in 2018, not only soaking up the s
⁠Today’s post begins our transition from reviewing the works of architect Gordon Kaufmann to our next series, which will review the architecture of Palm Springs and Coachella Valley during the 1920s and 30s! The first home in our transition is
⁠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
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