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ARCHITECTS

Los Angeles became a hub of post-war design and experimentation as visionary architects reshaped residential living. Their steel-and-glass homes, post-and-beam structures, sliding walls and expansive windows embraced natural materials, open floor plans and Southern California’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle.

A. QUINCY JONES

Mid-century modern homes blending light, nature, post-and-beam construction and California sunshine.

BUFF AND HENSMAN

Warm modernist architecture that fuses wood, glass and structural beauty for timeless West-Coast living.

CRAIG ELLWOOD

Bold minimalist mid-century residences defined by industrial materials, clean geometry, and open floor plans.

EDWARD FICKETT

Architect to the stars: mid-century modern homes and estates blending sleek structure and refined design.

GREGORY AIN

Mid-century modern homes crafted for all, rooted in community, modernism and elevated design with purpose.

HARWELL HAMILTON HARRIS

Refined California modernist homes, where natural materials and artisanal craftsmanship shape effortless living.

JOHN LAUTNER

Iconic mid-century organic architecture characterized by bold, sweeping forms and dramatic living spaces.

LLOYD WRIGHT

Iconic California architect blending Mayan-influenced structure, indoor-outdoor flow and bold block details.

PAUL WILLIAMS

Barrier-breaking architect who fused glamour, innovation and Los Angeles lifestyle in every residential design.

PIERRE KOENIG

Minimalist steel-frame residences where industrial materials and Los Angeles sky lines converge in effortless form.

RAPHAEL SORIANO

California mid-century modern pioneer marrying minimalist structure, open floor plans and sun-lit spaces.

RAY KAPPE

Design-driven architectural homes where glass, timber and landscape merge into open-air modernist living.

RICHARD DORMAN

Homes built with architectural clarity, where post and beam construction meets a seamless integration with nature.

RICHARD NEUTRA

Modernist homes anchored in geometry, utilizing glass walls and steel frames to create an architecture of clarity and calm.

RUDOLPH SCHINDLER

Pioneer of modern house form in Southern California, structure, light and landscape in dialogue with its surroundings.