Malibu Architecture + Design

'Building in the 'Bu: Navigating the Malibu Zoning Code' Now Available Online

The book, “Building in the ‘Bu: Navigating the Malibu Zoning Code,” by Malibu architect Lester…

The Malibu LCP Land Use Plan

Below I’ve embedded the Malibu Local Coastal  Program Land Use Plan, adopted by the California…

6 Eye-Catching Living Room Designs

Living room design is one of the most important elements to consider when planning your home.…

“It’s the third owner that can mess a house up,” Michael LaFetra says of his home in Malibu, Calif. “I don’t mean it in a disparaging way; it’s just the way it works.”

  “I’m constantly scouring the Internet, [talking to] various people, trying to find…

Tales of the Great Malibu Rum Runners

Bootleggers. Malibu style.

Malibu has a long and storied history of building without permits, from…

Mid-Century Modern Homes by Famous Architects Star in Short Film

If you like mid-century modern homes and movies, then this short film by James Munn is for you. The…

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This project, a fire rebuild with a major addition and remodel, is sited up a wooded flag lot in Ramirez Canyon in Malibu, California.  We capitalized on and modified the post-and-beam structural system; opening up a veritable rabbits’ warren of rooms to…

Perfectly Frank - The Renowned Architect on LA's Architecture

Frank Gehry, recipient of the 2007 Henry C. Turner Prize at the National Building Museum, giving a…

A 1962 CBS documentary on legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright has the famed designer being quite frank about his thoughts on architecture.

Here’s an excerpt, to give an example: “I’ve been accused of saying I was the greatest architect in the world. If…

Michael Kohn Gallery in Hollywood on its Way Up!

The Michael Kohn Gallery, a project I designed that occupies a space among what is now becoming a…

For Architecture Buffs: World Architectural Project Map

If you’re into architecture, Archiloversis a site where you can browse projects by residential and…

Good Kitchen Design: What Makes a Beautiful Kitchen?

Good Kitchen Design Straddles the Border Between Function and Form

No matter how amazing the rest…

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness. - Frank Gehry at BrainyQuote

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.

Frank Gehry

Occam’s razor states that usually the simplest solution to a problem is the best solution. This principle is displayed in the Lindemann Residence in Malibu, California.

This new home needed to serve three functions. The first was that it must be one of…

Robert Venturi, the 'non-Postmodernist' Architect

Architect Robert Venturi is credited with being one of the major influences in the Postmodern…

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