Models As Sexy Greek Gods & Goddesses For The 2011 Pirelli Calendar

NOTE: This post has been altered since it was originally published to conform to Google Ad Sense's provisions.

Ordinarily I do an annual post on the most amazing and artful calendars for each new year, but this year snuck up on me so quickly, that other than the Lavazza 2011 calendar and recently, the 2011 Miss Tuning calendar, I didn't get a chance to share this wonderful example with you.

Finally, A Good Look At Yuri Milner's $100 Million Dollar Mansion.

above: the front facade of the most expensive home ever sold in the United States

It's been all over the news for the past few days. The most expensive single family home ever sold in the United States was recently purchased by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner for $100 million dollars.

A Sneak Peek at the Homes in DWELL + Marin Magazine's Upcoming Modern Home Tour.

The first annual dwell + Marin Magazine Modern Home Tour will take place on April 30–May 01. This unique offering is a two day tour of modern homes in Marin County designed by some of the Bay Area’s most creative and accomplished architects.

The tour will feature a total of ten modern homes. Five in Southern Marin (Sausalito, Tibouron and Mill Valley), on the first day, April 30th, and five in Central Marin (San Rafael, San Anselmo, Larkspur & Lucas Valley) on the second day, May 1st. Tours begin at 10am and end at 4pm. (link to purchase tickets is at the end of the post)

Here's a sneak peek at six of the spectacular homes featured on the tour for you (in case you can't make it to the tour yourself).


The Bridge House by architect Stanley Saitowitz:






images courtesy of Stanley Saitowitz and Natoma Architects

The Deam Home (home of DWELL founder Lisa Hedberg Deam by husband and architect Chris Deam):







Architect and designer Chris Deam

The Pfau Starr Residence by Pfau Long Architects:








images courtesy of Pfau Long Architecture

Sausalito Liberty Houseboat by architect David Spurgeon:








images courtesy of David Spurgeon Architect

Mill Valley residence with green roof by architect Scott McGlashan:








images courtesy of McGlashan Architecture

Tibouron Residence by Sutton Suzuki Architects:








images courtesy of Sutton Suzuki Architects

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You can purchase tickets for either or both days of the tour here. A portion of all ticket sales benefit Architecture for Humanity.