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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 2016, Gesner told Curbed that he drew up the design for the home on a surfboard using a grease pencil.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

“I wanted the house to have the look of a giant wave at the peak of its strength,” Gesner said in Lisa Germany’s boo, “Houses of the Sundown Sea: The Architectural Vision of Harry Gesner.”

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 built them a new home, the Sandcastle, which featured a large brick fireplace designed to reflect sound, so that Martin could give readings from the hearth.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022

Mr. John Gesner I don’t like, but Mr. Lewis Gesner treats me so respectfully and talks to me as if he liked to hear me talk.

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