history

A 1954 home by Calvin Straub is the centerpiece of a San Marino property developed by Alice Fung and Michael Blatt of Fung + Blatt. Working with the architects, Elysian Landscapes oversaw the design of the gardens.

Andrea Register and Matthew Kaniaris live in one of 124 midcentury homes in the National Register-listed postwar neighborhood of Arapahoe Acres in Englewood, Colorado. Photo by Daniel Scott Jenkins

American architect, artist, and educator Amaza Lee Meredith driving circa 1920. Photo courtesy Virginia State University Special Collections and Archives.

Marion Mahony Griffin in front of Newman College, Melbourne University, recreational pavilion, 1916.

The concrete basin captures water after it is harnessed by a Pelton wheel for hydroelectric power. It also is a place for the outdoorsy couple to rinse off a bit of dirt before entering their new home.