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Los Angeles is home to some of the best modern and contemporary residential architecture in the United States, if not the world. This quality arises from a number of factors: the 72-and-sunny climate and therefore an embrace of outdoor living; the dramatic topography, especially the foothills that open to views of L.A.'s plains; a sprawling urban landscape that invites single-family houses as much as apartments and vertical living; and of course the money that pays for the houses, be it from Hollywood or other local industries. Yet, like Chicago, the residential climate is also influenced by historical modernists, especially Richard Neutra, R.M. Schindler, and Irving Gill. The last two figures are celebrated in Esther McCoy's indispensable Five California Architects , which also includes Bernard Maybeck , and the Greene brothers. Gill quietly trailblazed simple unadorned forms before European modernists; R.M. Schindler articulated complex layering of surfaces and indoor and...

Modern Suburban House Composed of Three Volumetric Elements Bridge House is a modern suburban house that spans both landscapes and age groups. Sited between a suburban development and a protected wooded area , t ... 27-08-2017 22:04 Avon House in Colorado by CCY Architects The site is a pristine forested natural landscape , entered from the north. A significant challenge was to minimize impact on the sensitive site and ac ... 27-08-2017 22:04 Wafra Vertical Housing in Salmiya, Kuwait by AGi Architects Wafra Vertical Housing introduces a new concept to urban living that adapts to the evolving life style of 21st Century contemporary Kuwait . Considerin ... 27-08-2017 22:04 Pacific Center Campus Amenities Building, San Diego Pacific Center Campus Amenities, San Diego Building , PCCD California, Architecture Design , Images Pacific Center Campus Amenities Building , San Diego ... 27-08-2017 21:48 Perth City Hall Renovation by Mecanoo Perth City Hall Building Renovation by Mecanoo, A...

Strike London Hotel Gold at Charming, Posh (and Shockingly Affordable ) Flemings Mayfair" />Let's talk about the drawing room. All photos courtesy of Flemings Mayfair. Can it be? A gorgeous, centrally located, family-owned hotel in Central London that's actually affordable? Contributing editor and London regular Christina Ohly strikes hotel gold at Flemings Mayfair. LONDON – Visitors to London are spoiled for choice when it comes to fantastic hotels, so I am always on the lookout for the latest, greatest, newest offering when I return to this city that I consider my second home. I tend to stay in more residential areas — Chelsea, Kensington, Notting Hill — but my latest favorite find is in the heart of Mayfair, tucked away on sweet Half Moon Street . I literally can't stop raving about this hidden gem. Originally opened in 1851, Flemings Mayfair was converted from thirteen adjoining Georgian townhouses , which gives it an intimate, smaller feel than the oth...