Modernist Houses
1920s bungalow by Irving Gill asking $995K in the Hollywood Dell
It’s a charming example of early modernism.
Condo in historic Silver Lake co-op asking $995K
Features include built-in furniture, sliding partition walls, a modernized kitchen, and views of the Silver Lake hills.
How LA’s health craze birthed modernist design
In her new book, author Lyra Kilston connects the city’s wellness culture to its streamlined, sun-drenched homes.
Raphael Soriano’s Lipetz House renting for $6,500 in Silver Lake
A dreamboat if ever there were one.
1970s modern with stunning wood interior seeks $1.4M in Rancho Palos Verdes
Plus, high ceilings and walls of glass.
Historic Lukens House on the market in Jefferson Park for $1.9M
The sensitively restored home also comes with a glass dining pavilion that dates to 1908.
Handsome Buff & Hensman in Bel Air awaits its second owner ever for $4M
The property offers canyon, city, and ocean views, and it comes with original blueprints.
Restored 1941 modern by R.M. Schindler returns asking $1.9M
The Goodwin House is simple and handsome, with treetop views.
In Los Feliz, Rudolph Schindler’s last house seeks $1.8M
Recently restored, it overlooks the Shakespeare Bridge.
Rent Schindler's Walker Residence for $7,500 per month
Located on the west side of the Silver Lake Reservoir, it features built-in furniture designed by the architect in the 1930s
Midcentury modern masterpiece by Rodney Walker available for rent in Sherman Oaks
Known as the Asher Residence, the well-preserved redwood-and-glass home is leasing for $10K per month.
Sublime 1970s modern hits the market in Laguna Beach
Abutting Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, this organic modernist-style property was designed with an octagonal floor plan for a mathematics professor.
Showy Malibu contemporary next to national parkland wants $12.5M
The interior of the 1998 home designed by architects Hagy Belzberg and George Wittman features a car gallery. Outside, there’s a 20-car motor court.
New York's hated prefab masterpiece is on its way to Palm Springs
The house is now on a truck heading across country to Palm Springs, where it will go on display next week and become the centerpiece of an effort to raise funds to restore it and open it to the public.
Tour a resurrected Schindler in Laurel Canyon
See how Pamela Shamshiri of Commune Design, which gave the Ace Hotel in Downtown its look, revived a Modernist gem.
See these modernist gems in next month's MAK tour
Siip on a pair of those sexy blue booties! This fall's tour offers up-close looks at nine notable homes in Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Mt. Washington designed by John Lautner, Harwell Hamilton Harris, RM Schindler, Gregory Ain, and James DeLong
La Jolla’s Lotus House can now be yours
The singular work by Organic Modernist visionary (and San Diego native) Kendrick Bangs Kellogg has been up for grabs since February. Asking price for the sculptural seaside property is $3.888 million.
Kirk Douglas's Midcentury Palm Springs Estate For Sale
Actor Kirk Douglas bought this house—designed by father of Palms Springs Modernism Donald Wexler—in the 1950s and sold it in 1999. Besides still looking it terrific, it also backs up on Leonardo DiCaprio's desert property.
Retro Instagram: Unusual New Views of Modernist Gems
USC Digital Libraries has digitized more than 1,300 photos of Modernist masterpieces shot from unconventional angles. The images form what one could "imagine an architecturally inclined Instagram feed from the 1950s and 1960s would look like."
