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Bookmark or Share- Architect of dramatic Malibu houses Harry Gesner dies at 97 ...Gesner, who was known for designing some of L.A.’s most idiosyncratic residences, buildings that seem to draw their shape from the swells of the Pacific Ocean and the wooded peaks of the Santa...
- Harry Gesner, Architect of Soaring California Style, Dies at 97Harry Gesner, the dashing, surf-loving architect whose soaring designs celebrated California’s dramatic landscape in houses that straddled canyons, perched over beaches and cantilevered from...
- The Self-Taught Architect Who Became the “Modern ... - DwellHarry Gesner designed the famous Wave House in Malibu in 1957. He came up with the idea while sitting on a surfboard and observing the site from the ocean, drawing the original concept sketches directly on the surfboard with a grease pencil. The copper-clad sails were an inspiration for the Sydney Opera House, a design Danish architect Jørn Utzon.
- Harry Gesner: An Architect, Maverick, and Modern ... - CurbedTo grasp how 90-year-old Harry Gesner, Malibu's maverick modern architect, designs buildings, it helps to understand that while homes are his career, they're far from his life. The man was...
- Architect Harry Gesner, known for the Wave House, dies at 97 ...Harry Gesner, California architect in tune with nature, dies at 97. By Harrison Smith. June 14, 2022 at 11:02 a.m. EDT. California architect Harry Gesner designed dozens of homes, often...
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