The House Before the House that Calvin Built, Y'all

Say Goodbye To Dragon Head, Say Hello To Calvin's New Beach House.  (Hamptons. com, 8/20/2009)

Excerpt: The mansion, as significant as it has been all these years, was not deemed historically significant or architecturally relevant by the Architectural Review Board (ARB) in Southampton earlier this year when they approved Klein's plans to demolish the old house and replace it with a new one, due to the myriad of alterations to the interior over the years.

The House That Calvin Built. (The New York Times, 8/30/2013)

Excerpt: For nearly half a decade, on a 10-acre plot that was once owned by Henry Francis du Pont, Mr. Klein, the fashion designer, has been erecting a minimalist palace the likes of which is seldom seen in an area of increasing architectural homogeneity.