Perched high in the San Jacinto Mountains approximately 200 feet above the valley floor, this Southridge community home in Palm Springs exudes elegance while offering privacy and a 360-degree view of the surrounding mountains and city lights below.
Modern Sophisticate
William F. Cody perfected the desert’s distinctive architectural style with his meticulous attention to detail and elegant fusion of form and function
William Cody absorbed the lessons of mentor Cliff May, the architect of relaxed ranch houses, and arrived in Palm Springs seemingly programmed to create homes with perfect proportions and slender frames
Joel Dessaules Design Creates Private Swim Club Vibe in Palm Springs
Home maintains authenticity of a 1969 midcentury modern home
Palm Springs interior designer Joel Dessaules had just three months to renovate and decorate this 1969 midcentury modern home so it would be ready for its close up during the 2014 Modernism Week Home Tours.
A Bigger, Better Modernism Week
Music and foodie events add to the 11-day celebration of midcentury design
Today, the city of Palm Springs touts Modernism Week as one of its signature events, stretching over 11 days in February and drawing tens of thousands of architecture and design buffs from around the globe.
A Modern Minimalist
Architect Albert Frey's work is synonymous with a Palm Springs modern style
Architect Albert Frey combined geographically sensitive materials and abstained from the insignificant to create a sophisticated, international interpretation of Desert Modern style.
Tamarisk Country Club Home's Interior Shows Off William F. Cody Style
Architect created spaces that were open, yet private
William F. Cody’s work with architect Cliff May — who has often been called the father of the California ranch home — clearly influenced the projects he built in the desert including this Tamarisk Country Club home.
See the Artistic Side of E. Stewart Williams at Architecture and Design Exhibit
New Architecture and Design Center opens Nov. 9 in Palm Springs
Upon viewing the opening exhibition on E. Stewart Williams when the newly crowned Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design, Edwards Harris Pavilion opens Nov. 9, you may be surprised to know he was also quite an artist.
Maximum Minimalism
The Palm Springs Art Museum propels modernism to the forefront with its new Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion.
The design motif of midcentury modern and the buildings created here in that aesthetic are now the subject of best-selling coffee-table books, entries in national architectural registers, and the focus of the annual 10-day celebration called “Modernism Week.”
Modern, Naturally
E. Stewart Williams defined Palm Springs architecture with elegant detailing and warm materials that connected indoors and out.
E. Stewart Williams defined Palm Springs architecture with elegant detailing and warm materials that connected indoors and out.
Home Is Where the Art Is
Two Palm Springs entrepreneurs combine business savvy and a love of architecture to transform ho-hum houses into midcentury marvels.
Two Palm Springs entrepreneurs combine business savvy and a love of architecture to transform ho-hum houses into midcentury marvels.