Thank you for Attending Modernism Week 2026 Already looking forward to the next home tour, talk, or party? Save the date for these upcoming events: Modernism Week – October October 15-18, 2026 Modernism Week 2027 February 11-21, 2027 Thursday, February 12 - Sunday, February 22 Palm Springs…
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We look forward to you joining us for Modernism Week - October 2026 This page will be updated for the 2026 events when they are announced. These events below are from October 16 - 19, 2025. Signature Event Highlight Modernism Week Featured Home Tour: Sackley Chase Sensation Dates: Oct 16–19, Price:…
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Emerson Stewart Williams (1909–2005) was one of the most influential architects shaping the modern desert architectural aesthetic of Palm Springs. His work blends International Style modernism with a deep sensitivity to the desert landscape, resulting in iconic residences, commercial buildings, and…
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Albert Frey didn’t just design buildings in Palm Springs; he helped invent the architectural language of desert modernism itself. Through an approach grounded in climate, landscape, and modernist restraint, Frey shaped a city whose identity remains inseparable from midcentury architecture. His work…
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Howard Lapham’s Palm Springs Vision Among the architects who helped define Palm Springs’ architectural identity, Howard Lapham remains less well known but no less important. Working alongside (and often in competition with) figures such as William F. Cody, E. Stewart Williams, Donald Wexler, and…
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Midcentury Modern Architecture, Alexander Homes, and the Desert Modernist Legacy Palm Springs owes much of its architectural identity to the postwar modernist movement and to the architects who translated modern design principles into livable, climate-responsive desert homes. Among the most…
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Postwar Desert Modernism, Organic Architecture, and a Palm Springs Legacy Hugh Kaptur occupies a distinctive and increasingly recognized place in the architectural history of Palm Springs. Working alongside — and often in the shadow of — better-known contemporaries such as William F. Cody, Donald…
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Midcentury Modern Architecture, Desert Adaptation, and Postwar Innovation Archibald Quincy Jones, commonly known as A. Quincy Jones, was a Los Angeles-based architect whose work helped define midcentury modern architecture in Southern California, including several notable projects in Palm Springs…
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How Charles Du Bois helped define Palm Springs Desert Modernism Palm Springs’ architectural identity was shaped by a small group of visionary architects who responded to the desert with innovation, restraint, and imagination. Among them, Charles Du Bois (pronounced “do bwah”) stands apart for his…
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The Evolution of Desert Modernism Donald Wexler (1926–2015) stands as one of the most influential figures in the development of midcentury modern architecture in Palm Springs. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1950, Wexler moved to Los Angeles, where he worked briefly for Richard…
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