Modernism Week, a biannual celebration of midcentury architecture and design, returns to the desert city Feb. 13-23.

In their heyday, mid-century modern homes were revolutionary for their sleek simpliciity and connection with their natural surroundings. Mid-century homes traded heavy ornamentation and thick ...

What made the wildfires devastating was their path through the Palisades, where home values hover around $3.4 million and ...

But this time, the urban landscape is different: Modern homes are full of plastic, turning house fires into chemical-laced infernos that burn hotter, faster, and more toxic than their predecessors.