Modernism Week Guide, Feb 15 - 25 Modernism Week’s signature February festival highlights midcentury modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture in Palm Springs. The popular annual 11-day festival will feature more than 350 events, including the Palm Springs…
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Howard Lapham’s Palm Springs Vision As part of the collection of architects that helped form the vision of Palm Springs, while lesser-known, Howard Lapham is part of Palm Springs's architectural history. He was born in Oklahoma City in 1914 and moved to Palm Springs in 1954. He was a carpenter…
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432 Hermosa Nestled in the prestigious Old Las Palmas neighborhood, the Dinah Shore Palm Springs Estate is a luxurious oasis that captures the essence of desert living. Located at 432 Hermosa, this stunning vacation rental property boasts an impressive legacy, having been owned and cherished by the…
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Taking Palm Springs tours is a great way to explore and experience everything this amazing destination has to offer. Learn about the area's history and culture, see the sights, get insider tips, and meet new people. Discover why Palm Springs is The Capital of Cool. With so much to see and do, a…
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Sponsored The Modern Tour Palm Springs is a self-driving tour that takes you through the iconic midcentury modern architecture of Palm Springs. These tours are designed to show you the best of Palm Springs' architectural heritage on your schedule and at your own pace. With the self-driving tour, you…
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Historic Preservation and Sustainability are Natural Partners. Preservation and reuse of historic buildings reduces resource and material consumption, puts less waste in landfills, and consumes less energy than demolishing buildings and constructing new ones. Over the past decade, advances in…
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Emerson Stewart Williams, whom most now refer to as E. Stewart Williams, was born in 1909 in Dayton, Ohio. He was the son of Harry Williams, a prominent local architect who designed the headquarters for the National Cash Register. Stewart’s father decided to move to Palm Springs to ease the distress…
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Since the 1920s, visionary modernist architects have designed sleek, modern homes that have embraced the desert environment. The dramatic geographic surroundings of Palm Springs inspired a design aesthetic in the middle of the 20th Century, now called Desert Modernism. This post-war architecture…
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Since the 1920s, visionary modernist architects have designed sleek, modern homes that have embraced the desert environment. The dramatic geographic surroundings of the Coachella Valley inspired a design aesthetic in the middle of the 20th Century, now called Desert Modernism. By architect William…
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Learn more about Palm Springs Architecture on this Self-Guided Tour. Palm Springs has one of the world's largest concentrations of preserved mid-century modern architecture. Talented young visionary architects came to Palm Springs and interpreted Modern architecture in a way that best suited…
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