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Grammy-Nominee Moby Will Sit on Modernism Panel

Moby’s records have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, but he has a real passion for L.A. architecture.

Hot Property

This geometric jewel, built in 1959, flutters among other butterfly roofs in Palm Springs’ historic Racquet Club Road Estates.

Restoring the Past, Building a Future

The L.A. architecture firm Marmol Radziner is revitalizing iconic modern houses — and transforming a 1960s bank into a world-class architecture and design center

By Lawrence Karol

Maximizing the Minimal

With steel construction, bright orange sails, and outdoor showers, this new house brings innovative design to a classic Palm Springs neighborhood

By Carolyn Patten

Most Endangered Modernism

“Our architecture is becoming internationally renowned, and it has the potential to transform the city,” says Ron Marshall, president of the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation. “[As] architectural tourism becomes bigger and bigger, it’s become the golden goose of Palm Springs economy.”

By Linda L. Meierhoffer

Desert Modernism: What's Old is New Again

A new column featuring Modernism expert Robert Imber will focus on the architecture and design of the mid-1940s to the mid-1970s, such as St. Theresa Catholic Church in Palm Springs.

By Robert Imber

Desert Duo Create Landscape Luxury

The creativity of Scott Sohn and Wayne Connor has resulted in some of the most innovative, award-winning landscape designs in the Coachella Valley.

JIM POWERS

Larger Audience Expected for Modernism Week

New for 2013 is the Modern Living Expo, a fashion show of film costume design and a 'Mad Men' evening at the site of Jon Hamm's photo shoot for GQ.

REAL ESTATE — Up, Down, and Over the Cliff

As of Nov. 1, the Coachella Valley’s median home price per square foot was up 20 percent year over year, as values maintained double-digits price gains earned earlier in the year. This change in the price pattern is very positive.

Vic Cooper and Mike McDonald

PSST! - The Gifted Home

Renowned interior designer Robert Bailey brought his sophisticated style to Jacquie Somerville’s La Dolce Vita-meets-glam retro house in Rancho Mirage. The property reflects the aesthetics of his favorite Uptown Palm Springs design stores: Boulevard, Christopher Anthony, Trina Turk, and Raymond | Lawrence.