From Puma flagship stores to community gymnasiums, from a high-rise hotel in Japan to homes both opulent and affordable, the Southern California firm Stephen Kanner Architects creates rational, humane and inspiring environments with distinct personalities. Founded and nurtured over 60 years ago, the firm brings the optimism and adventurousness of its home state to sites all over the world. This survey of 10 recent projects demonstrates the harmony of proportion and easy flow of space that marks their aesthetic. Their Iconic buildings, light in both senses: they seem to float, and they find the sun, exploiting natural light. With nods to De Stijl and R.M. Schindler, third-generation principal Stephen Kanner solves problems with a timeless appeal more mindful of content than style. Extensively researched and thoroughly fashioned, these designs address each commission’s and each site’s challenges.