California architecture

These hybrid spaces offer the best of West Coast life year round

Alison and Jay Carroll transformed a 1950s boarded-up homestead into their own modern oasis

Visit the homes frequented by some of Hollywood’s biggest stars and built by America’s preeminent midcentury architects

An LA native's honest and detailed review of the Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara -- a luxury hotel in the heart of the town's Funk Zone.

When it came time to retire, Steven and Dee Dee Kim knew just what they wanted. They would leave their home in Tiburon, California near San Francisco, and

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.”

More than 4 billion people live in urban areas globally. It’s now projected that by 2050, more than two-thirds of the world population will live in urban areas. So no wonder we pay more importance to the buildings and structures around us.

Glazed garage doors surround this wood-clad residence by Feldman Architecture in California's Sonoma Valley, which was recently devastated by wild fires.

A California Renovation that Befits Wallace Neff

This modern outdoor living area incorporates a fireplace into the architecture of the house, while a built-in barbecue sits on the edge of the landscaped garden. #OutdoorSpace #OutdoorFireplace #OutdoorKitchen #BBQ #Landscaping