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Adenseconcentrationofdesigntalent,uniquelyvariedtopography,andoneoftheworldsmostpleasantclimateshavemadesouthernCaliforniaacrucibleofarchitecturalinnovation.There,forward-lookingclientsrespondtodramaticmoderninterpretationsofformandsitethatcapitalizeonnaturallightandmagnificentoceanviews,perchdelicatelyonsteeplygradedland,ormaximizeprivacyonasliverofacitylot.Inthistitle,thirtyofthebestdesignsbythemostcreativefirmsportraythediversityofsouthernCalifornia'sarchitecture.SamLubelldrawsexamplesfromMontecitotoSanDiegoandthearidconditionsofJoshuaTreetoillustratethewiderangeofresponsestogeography,budgetandspace.