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Rear View Mirror: The Maslon House
In the early 1960s, Samuel and Luella Maslon, noted art collectors, bought a home on Fairway Drive at Tamarisk Country Club on the 12th fairway. They chose architect Richard Neutra to design a house on the 1.5-acre lot.
Feb. 12, 2025
Desert Designers Get Legit
“It’s taken several years for me to figure out this book,” Alan Hess says. His previous 20 books on architecture range from studies of atomic age-inspired Googie architecture of Southern California in the 1950s and ’60s to the home designs of Frank L
Feb. 02, 2025
Timothy Street-Porter
The Cody Collectors
If a Cody is in need, Michael Johnston and David Zippel will come to the rescue.
Feb. 17, 2023
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Cody’s World
Mid-century desert modernist architect William F. Cody and the desert home he designed for his own family, remembered by his daughter
Feb. 17, 2023
Joshua Tree Retreat Center
Lloyd Wright’s High Desert City
Palm Springs Modernism Week celebrates the Institute of Mentalphysics’ Joshua Tree Retreat Center and its rare collection of Lloyd Wright architecture.
Feb. 17, 2023
Michael Davis
From Sea to Sand: Howard Hawkes and Kevin Kemper are the design duo behind H3K
On their very first visit to the desert, the founders of the design firm, H3K, expected to just stay the weekend. Now, they’re going on twenty years.
Oct. 28, 2022
Photo by Merrick Morton
The Other Side of Utopia
Though Harry Styles may be the marquee name attached to Don’t Worry Darling, the real star is the architecture of Palm Springs.
Sep. 24, 2022
Michael Davis
Lisa Vossler Smith: Modern Woman
Lisa Vossler Smith’s roots in the desert and long track record in the Coachella Valley Art and Culture scene makes her a perfect fit for Modernism Week’s CEO.
Sep. 24, 2022
Sandahl talks real estate
For longtime Palm Springs realtor Brady Sandahl, real estate is more than selling a house.
Dec. 07, 2021
Modernism Week starts with a virtual experience in February before heading out on the town in April
In 2020, Modernism Week celebrating midcentury and modern architecture and design in Palm Springs was in February just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the world and nation. The event attracted 162,000 people.
Jan. 31, 2021
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