Patti Vance has turned the yard around her Eichler home into a place of peace and beauty for humankind and wildlife. Photo by Dave Weinstein There’s a creeksi

Flames erupt on the balcony of a third floor condo in Laguna Heights. Fast action by firefighters squelched the fire within minutes. Fire photos by Colleen Mullins

Newcomers to the world of Eichler often think the homes look strange, not quite like houses. That's because Joe and his architects sought to provide a differ

Betty Toole (top) has lived in a well-preserved Eichler two-story (above) at Marin's Strawberry Point for 43 years. B

Margaret Parra is an original Eichler owner who negotiated with Joe Eichler to make changes in the plan for her house. She also joined in a lawsuit against Eichler concerning

When trouble develops with Eichler sliding garage doors and the local garage-door outfit is called to the scene, the company's first response to the question "can you fix it?&q

From the beginning and at its very core, modern architecture is puritanical. Less is more. Structure should be shown in an honest manner. Decoration is disease. But that doesn't mean modern archit