were tasked with designing a family garden with plants that could withstand and thrive in the heat and drought of the ...

and Southern California is one of the regions that hosts the most Mediterranean-style builds. Not only is this architectural aesthetic warm and welcoming, but it can command a hefty price tag when ...

California Architecture and Design will be the topic at an upcoming presentation featuring Marc Appleton and Ted Bosley, being held at the University Club on November 16. Architect and author Marc ...

1 Catalina Island (a dupe for Santorini, Greece or Italy’s Amalfi Coast) 6 Carmel-by-the-Sea (rural France and Germany) 7 Napa Valley, particularly Calistoga and Kenwood (Europe’s wine castles) ...

Though not residential, the Santa Barbara County Courthouse is a prominent example of Mediterranean and Spanish-inspired architecture in Southern California. Mediterranean-style homes are ...

such as California and Florida. Well-known American architects such as Addison Mizner and Bertram Goodhue helped spread the popularity of the Mediterranean home during this period. Mediterranean ...

although it’s particularly common in California. As Andrews adds, due to the climate and geographic similarities between the Mediterranean region and the Golden State, the style is particularly ...

It incorporates fine Mediterranean details that were popular during the Golden Age of Southern California architecture. The Morse & Gates (Mrs. Ethel Guthrie) House was commissioned in 1925 by the ...

A breathtaking four-bedroom, 3 ½-bathroom residence has landed on the real estate market in the Hollywood Hills of sunny California ... by Engel Studios The Mediterranean-inspired home has ...

It was an architectural gem ... the 1907 Zane Grey Estate, the Mediterranean-style residence of one of California’s great Western novelists; and the 1887 Andrew McNally House, a Queen Anne ...

"We use the term Mexiterraneo to describe the materials and feeling we try to give our projects, in which we interpret the Mediterranean architecture – simple, pure materials – and mix it with ...

Only five places in the world share this climate: California, Central Chile, southwestern Australia, South Africa and, of course, the Mediterranean Basin. “The California climate of having this ...