This Week’s Crazy Building: Oakley Headquarters

The Oakley Headquarters in Lake Forest may remind you of something from a Blade Runner movie, and that is no coincidence! CEO Jim Jannard, who is a friend of Ridley Scott wanted to bring that movie aesthetic into the building. Besides the movie reference, there is also a military feel to it. This also makes
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Open House Rules

 Today I am looking at what is and is not allowed during an open house. You may have been to an open house before and wondered about what etiquette you should follow. Though often unspoken, there are some rules that you should stick to in order to keep the event civil and productive. To
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Geisel Library

UC San Diego’s Geisel Library located in La Jolla, California has a futuristic otherworldly, look. It is done in a mix of the brutalist and modernist architectural styles. Interestingly, the whole college campus utilizes more modernist architecture instead of the historical-revival style which is most commonly seen. Its name comes from Theodor Seuss Geisel, better
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Come to My Latest OPEN HOUSE EXTRAVAGANZA, Stay for the Wine and Cheese

My latest Open House Extravaganza is at 5339 Soledad Rancho Court, and I hope to see you there. You’re officially invited to my latest open house extravaganza coming up on August 18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 5339 Soledad Rancho Court. “You will love this house. “ This beautifully remodeled, 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Centre Georges Pompidou

The Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France is a unique building. On first glance you can see what is unusual about it, all of the infrastructure is actually located on the outside! This was done to allow for large open spaces inside the Pompidou (totaling over 1 million square feet), which houses modern art as
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Why Is Gary Breaking This Clock?

What do broken clocks and some websites claiming to offer home values have in common? You are probably wondering why I would take a hammer to a clock. Today, though, I am going to explain. Many people go to websites such as the one that starts with a “Z” to look up home values. Then,
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Supertree Grove

"Supertrees" by Khairul Nizam is licensed under CC BY 2.0
The Supertree Grove in Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay fuses technology with nature. By day, visitors can enjoy a variety of garden settings and shade from the sun. At night the Supertrees light up and put on an otherworldly display. To bring a project as innovate as this to life requires no small amount of
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You’re Invited To My Next Open House Extravaganza

I have another open house extravaganza happening on Saturday, August 4, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. You are officially invited to another one of my open house extravaganzas. This one will be at 5035 San Aquario Drive in Pacific Beach on Saturday, August 4 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This an amazing
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Saint John’s Abbey Church

It’s easy to get lost in the unusual forms of Saint John’s Abbey Church. Common among Brutalist architecture, it is large and imposing, and also a bit reminiscent of a scoreboard. In 1950, Abbot Baldwin Dworschak contacted twelve architects, requesting an “architectural monument” that would “be valid for centuries to come.” The committee selected Marcel
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When You Should Test the Market

 Many people are pushing their luck when they try to test the market. There are, however, times when it’s okay to do so. I’ve been a real estate agent for 34 years now, and sometimes my selling clients tell me they want to “test the market.” If their home is worth $500,000, they might
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