Layers Volumes Light: Abramson Teiger Architects

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Abramson Teiger Architects designs sculptural and light-filled modern homes, institutional and cultural buildings, and commercial spaces. The firm specializes in contemporary designs that bring the legacy of Southern California mid-century architecture into the present day.

Headed by Trevor Abramson, FAIA, and Douglas Teiger, AIA, the award-winning Los Angeles firm designs dynamic structures of wood, glass, concrete, stone, and steel, with stripped-down forms and expansive windows that create a strong indoor/outdoor connection. Sustainability is central to the firms designs, which often incorporate new materials that promote thermal stability, bodies of water for evaporative cooling, and a strong focus on natural light.

Layers Volumes Light: Abramson Teiger Architects showcases 15 residential and institutional projects. Among them are the sculptural Sinnott residence, the featured home in ABCs hit television show Modern Family; the soaring First Presbyterian Church in Encino, California, winner of multiple design awards from the American Institute of Architects; and compelling modern houses in California, Wyoming, and Ontario.

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Joseph Giovannini is principal of Giovannini Architecture, a design firm in New York and Los Angeles. He is the architecture critic for New York Magazine, an editor-at-large for Architecture Magazine, and a frequent contributor to Architectural Digest. A Pulitzer Prize nominee, he has been an architecture critic for The New York Times and Los Angeles Herald Examiner and has written for numerous international publications.