The Architects
The Architects Who Shaped How California Lives
From the Lovell Beach House in Newport Beach to the Eichlers of Orange, the Cliff May Ranchos and the Case Study Houses of Long Beach and Los Angeles, these architects defined modern living on this coast. Each page covers the architect’s story, signature features and landmark work, along with every home on the market today whose listing credits them.
1892 to 1970Richard NeutraThe architect who brought European modernism to Los Angeles7 homes for sale
1887 to 1953R.M. SchindlerThe Vienna-born modernist behind the Lovell Beach House in Newport Beach5 homes for sale
1915 to 1992Carl MastonA Los Angeles modernist of homes, garden apartments and campuses1 home for sale
1900 to 1974Joseph EichlerThe builder who brought modern design to the California tract home3 homes for sale
1908 to 1989Cliff MayThe father of the California ranch house7 homes for sale
1911 to 1994John LautnerThe Wright apprentice who built Los Angeles’s most daring houses11 homes for sale
1917 to 2004Edward KillingsworthLong Beach’s modernist, from Case Study House 25 to Cal State Long BeachNone for sale right now
1913 to 1979A. Quincy JonesThe modernist of Sunnylands, Crestwood Hills and thousands of Eichler homes8 homes for sale
Pasadena, from the 1950sBuff & HensmanPasadena’s masters of warm, post-and-beam modernism3 homes for sale
1922 to 1992Craig EllwoodThe self-taught designer of crisp steel-and-glass houses5 homes for sale
1924 to 2017William KriselThe architect of Palm Springs’s butterfly-roof neighborhoods37 homes for sale
1925 to 2004Pierre KoenigThe steel-and-glass architect of the Stahl House4 homes for sale
Buying an Architect-Designed Home
A significant modern house is bought differently from a typical home. Its value rests on its design and history as much as its square footage, and the questions that matter are about original drawings, past alterations, landmark status and whether the home qualifies for the Mills Act, which can reduce property taxes in exchange for preservation.
Listings here are found by the architect’s name in the listing description. Attribution comes from the listing agent and has not been independently verified. Kyle can help you confirm a home’s history through permits, archives and original plans before you write an offer.

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