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...”
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... - December 2006
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.
Looking for Modern? Wait in Line. - November 7, 2004
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 Modern World - We Love L.A. - September 2004
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......
Home of the Week: An indoor-outdoor Neutra - April 25, 2004
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).