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Cliff-Top Ocean Home, Big Sur, Califorina -

California-based designer Lindye Galloway takes est through her tranquil family abode in Newport Beach, California.

Image 9 of 13 from gallery of Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A.. A. Quincy Jones: Building for Better Living; Sunnylands, Palm Springs, California; Photography by Julius Shulman and Juergen Nogai, 2007; © Juergen Nogai

From stunningly gorgeous and utopian to cold and soulless, there are probably as many opinions about modernist buildings as there are people in the world. In the eternal discussion about whether function or form is more important, the balance might arguably be skewed in favor of the former when we talk about modernism, the architectural style that dominated much of the 20th century. Though who’s to say that modernism doesn’t allow for beauty and balance?

For an artist, finding your voice is achieving mastery. It means you've studied and experimented with your craft enough to be able to present it from a unique perspective. Your perspective.

There are countless San Francisco buildings that make us do a double-take. Here's an incomplete list of our favorites around the Bay Area.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art curator Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher gives an overview of The Sea Ranch's history and importance in this interview.