Frank Sinatra's House - Twin Palms, the original desert home (from 1947 to 1954)of Frank Sinatra, designed as his first commission by E. Stewart Williams.
Perfection On The Strand - 1600 The Strand - Southbay Edition
A Ray Kappe Marvel in Manhattan Beach. A published work by the acclaimed architect, Ray Kappe, the founder of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), and one of the pillars of modern California architecture.
A Ray Kappe Marvel in Manhattan Beach. A published work by the acclaimed architect, Ray Kappe, the founder of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), and one of the pillars of modern California architecture.
California discovers its architectonic heritage' modernistic domiciles are sold to the highest bidder.
"If a Picasso is worth 145 million, then this should cost around 30 or 40 million, but it is, in fact, on the market for seven and a half..
(Excerpted from the book "The Best Real Estate Advice I ever Received" by Donald J. Trump)
"Success in real estate comes through hard work and direct sales contacts" Crosby Doe Chapter 23
INSPIRED LIVING - 3410 HERMOSA AVE. - Southbay Edition
Written by: Lynn Morgan
Photography by: Scott Mayoral
The precise, challenging facade, clad in zinc-coated stainless steel, looms four commanding stories above the street, a sleek and polished design.
IDEAT Magazine on The Kaufmann House by Guy-Claude Agboton
En Californie - Aux sources de la modernite
Villas de producteurs ou havres boh'mes de Malibu, les maisons californiennes des ann'es 50 sont devenues les grandes stars de l'architecture.
INSPIRED LIVING - 3410 HERMOSA AVE. - Westside Edition
Written by: Lynn Morgan
Photography by: Scott Mayoral
The precise, challenging facade, clad in zinc-coated stainless steel, looms four commanding stories above the street, a sleek and polished design.
Wright on the Market - "La Miniatura" & Los Banos, CA
The quarterly newsletter of the Frank Lloyd Wrigth Building Conservancy - Volume 19, Issue 3 - Summer 2009
Wright on the Market - "La Miniatura" & Los Banos, CA
Progettata da Frank Lloyd Wrigth n egli anni Venti, una storica residenza e oggi invendita. Otto milioni di dollari per abitare il mito. Per chi si accontenta de meno, finestre all'asta e una mosta al Guggenheim
It's like being in Switzerland: You want to see the Matterhorn," says Crosby Doe a veteran salesman of architecturally significant houses. And when in Palm Springs, he adds, "You want to see the Kaufmann Desert House."
The Robb Report Collection - March 2009 by Hayley Lerch
Frank Lloyd Wright's La Miniatura, Pasadena
Built for Alice Millard in 1923, Frank Lloyd Wright's La Miniatura listed on the National Register of Historic Places sprawls across nearly an acre of gardens in the Prospect historic Pasadena.
As Frank Lloyd Wright's Famed La Miniatura Goes Up
For Sale, Modernist Homes Designed By Iconic 20th Centry Architects Are Being Sold In The Same Manner As Fine Art.
"For more than 55 years, John Lautner created dwellings so site-specific they seemed to spring from the Los Angeles Hills or touch down from a distant galaxy." N.Y. Times
Los Angeles Times Home of the Week Marmol Radzinger Desert House
"Prefabulous"
"Prefab addresses the two most pressing issues facing homeowners: rising construction costs and sustainability," says Leo Marmol.
N.Y. Post April 13, 2008
Never mind the Jean Prouve tables and Damien Hirst butterfly paintings. To really be of the moment, why not collect a John Lautner motel in Desert Hot Springs? That is the thinking behind www.ArchitectureForSale.com......
If you want to know about West Coast Vintage homes, here's who to ask...
Over the past few years, we?ve introduced you to several modern vintage homes for sale in this magazine. All of them are masterpieces that make people that are into this kind of thing drool. So when it comes to this kind of property, I went to visit......
In the two years since Diane and David Glean purchased their 1960s post-and-beam in Brentwood, practically the only visitors have been a steady stream of restoration specialists. But now that every tile and midcentury sofa is in place......
In January 2003, we issued a challenge to 16 architects: Design a modern prefab home for $200,000. Here is the story of the house that resulted from that challenge and what we learned along the way.
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.
In the past 26 years, David Mossler and Crosby Doe have guided the sales of thousands of signature homes - from modern masterpeices by John Lautner, Richard Neutra, and Raphael Soriano to more experimental designs by Frank Gehry, Eric Owen Moss......
Photos by Tim Street Porter. As an architect and interior designer, John Regas loves to talk about exquisite spaces. He launches easily into rapturous descriptions of his French Directoire townhouse: its grand galleries, its five-story, glass......
Walls of glass provide views to a reflecting pond, the swimming pool and 5-plus acres of grounds at this 1959 Bel-Air home designed by Modernist Richard Neutra. The six-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot home is listed for $5.9 million.
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 could never have imagined.
Realtor Crosby Doe is passionate about houses by Neutra, Lautner and Schindler--even if his decorating opinions aren't always welcome (just ask Madonna or Diane Keaton).
