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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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“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

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 turned him down, looking to develop his own style while apprenticing under an uncle in Santa Barbara who connected him with carpenters and stonemasons, craftsmen who taught him the fundamentals of construction.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022

Lewis Gesner told him yesterday that he must take a rest; do you notice how he spends all his evenings on the sofa?

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

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