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Gesner

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[ges-ner, ges-nuhr] / ˈgɛs nər, ˈgɛs nər /

noun

  1. Konrad von 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.


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In 2024, Kushner and Kloss purchased the iconic midcentury modern home in Malibu known as the “Wave House,” designed by famed architect Harry Gesner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Gesner died last year in Sandcastle, another iconic home he designed for himself that sits right next to the Wave House.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

Architect: Harry Gesner, the surf-loving architect whose soaring designs celebrated California’s dramatic landscape, died on June 10 at his home in Malibu.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

Mr. Gesner was 97 when he died June 10 at the Sandcastle, the mushroom-shaped home he built for himself in Malibu, right next door to the Wave House.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022

I never used to like John Gesner, but you don’t know how interesting he can be.

From Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life by Jennie M. Drinkwater

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