cellboy

To this day, I still somewhat regret not studying or going into architecture. Not sure why I ended up in sciences. I never used it. At my moms house, I found some interesting architectural drawings I did as a kid, from 5th grade through High School. They were actually pretty good. When I first got my drivers license, I would sneak away drive though the hills of Atherton/Woodside and admire the estates and the architecture; and into SF to admire the old and new. Well, maybe it's never too late :) The closest to this, in my early career, was when selling real estate on the SF Mid-peninsula. Even then, those million dollar homes that I saw (today worth over 15-50M) were incredible. Traditional, to contemporary, many of the famous (their 2nd homes, a hide away from LA) and of the Silicon Valley Barrons.

Eichler - A student of Wright, he constructed these on the SF Peninsula south to Sunnyvale, during the 50's though 80's. Unique in atrium style, radiant heating in the concrete floors. And glass everywhere. Actually these were very affordable for the times. Sort of the Model T of homes. Later Mackay copied the style, but cheaper construction. One good thing with many Mackay's is that they had raised foundations, not slab constructed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFzatLqZgu4