Marin’s Strawberry Point—where Eichler planned to build 99 luxury homes...but only 13 came to be

Creating a cohesive exterior painting scheme while drawing earthy inspiration from Eichler’s original palette

When the S.F. Giants’ baseball great ran into the ‘color barrier’—and then turned to Eichler Homes

What were the earliest modern tracts ever built in the United States?

Home Improvement

Ditching the Old Flame
In-the-know guide to upgrading your tired original radiant-heat boiler with today's super-efficiency performers
Seamless Flow To and Fro
Reaching into the past to capture a mindset inherent in postwar modern gardens

Neighborhoods

Winner's Circle
Falling for houses in the round—offbeat living outside the 'box'
Call of the Canopy
Their magnificent trees attract attention—but it’s the friendships that make Lyons Street so special

Lifestyle

Mid-Century Modern Art: Shag's World
Where bottomless cocktails and hedonic cool are served up with mid-century style and optimism
Visionaries on the Wing
As the Bay Bridge reopening nears, lost in the hoopla is Frank Lloyd Wright’s forsaken ‘Butterfly’ design—the most beautiful span of all