You don’t need to look like Don Draper or Joan Holloway to attend Modernism Week Fall Preview parties, but it’s becoming all the rage.
The Journey of San Simeonita
A restored Little Tuscany mansion once owned by George and Rosalie Hearst boasts Charles Hollis Jones designs and attention to every detail.
A restored Little Tuscany mansion once owned by George and Rosalie Hearst, San Simeonita is a midcentury masterpiece in Palm Springs.
Originality Rules
This Charles Dubois-designed, Alexander Construction Company home has been renovated and restored to its original floor plan and design aesthetic.
This Charles Dubois-designed, Palm Springs home has been renovated and restored to its original floor plan and design aesthetic.
Making Waves
City of Palm Desert and architectural family rescue Walter White’s Miles Bates House.
The tale of the Miles C. Bates House in Palm Desert, is at once precedent-setting, inspiring, and a heralded win for preservationists.
Where Credit is Due
Architect Paul Revere Williams gains accolades that racial divides had denied him when he was alive.
Although Paul Revere Williams carved out a prolific career, his rightful place among great U.S. architects did not come during his lifetime.
Keeping “Hope” Alive
A midcentury motel with a punk-rock pedigree thrives in Desert Hot Springs.
Hope Springs Resort is also an enclave of great architecture: large overhangs, zigzag roof lines, and a sunken conversation pit in the lobby in Desert Hot Springs.
Preserving a Legacy
Palm Springs Preservation Foundation celebrates architectural designer Herbert W. Burns with launch of tribute journal.
Herbert W. Burns’ 1955 Village Manor Inn was reinvented in 2001 as the Orbit In, starting an architectural preservation revolution in Palm Springs.
Frey’s Full Circle
The 1931 Aluminaire House will take its rightful place among a legend’s many Palm Springs gems.
Fans of Albert Frey are ecstatic in the desert community about the pending move of Aluminaire House permanently to Palm Springs, where it will complete the arc of the architect’s work.
Team Building
The partnership of Albert Frey and John Porter Clark created a modern building that 70 years later still carries itself well.
An example of Palm Springs architecture designed more than 70 years ago by John Porter Clark and Albert Frey is hidden as a smart contemporary office building.
Dynamic Duo
Forgotten architectural gems receive TLC from Thomboy Properties.
Jackie Thomas and DeeAnn McCoy, the duo behind Thomboy Properties, are stirring up the home renovation landscape in Palm Springs.