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Path of Glory
The Wexler & Harrison-designed Kirk Douglas Residence undergoes a thoughtful renovation by friends of the family.
Designed in 1954 by Donald Wexler and Richard Harrison, the Kirk Douglas Residence sits on three-quarters of an acre in Palm Springs’ storied Old Las Palmas neighborhood. PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAN CHAVKIN Michael Budman was thumbing through the day’s edition of New York Post when he learned of the sale. “Own Kirk Douglas’ former Palm Springs pad for $3.4M,” the Page
Speaking Volumes
The desert vernacular finds grounding in design elements that echo the landscape.
Richard Neutra and other architects with substantial imprints in the Coachella Valley have provided footing for the desert lifestyle
Designing the Future
The Palm Springs Architecture Alliance will hold a virtual conference to create design guidelines for the city during Modernism Week Fall Preview.
The Palm Springs Architecture Alliance will hold a virtual event to create design guidelines for the city during Modernism Week Fall Preview.
Renaissance Man
A groundswell of appreciation for TV set designer-turned-architect James H. McNaughton sheds light on his extraordinary work in Palm Springs.
A groundswell of appreciation for TV set designer-turned-architect James H. McNaughton sheds light on his extraordinary work in Palm Springs.
Maximum Minimal
Steven Ehrlich’s simple and airy Ridge Mountain House disappears in, and opens to, Palm Springs’ San Jacinto Mountains.
Architect Steven Ehrlich created a simple and airy Ridge Mountain House that disappears in, and opens to, the San Jacinto Mountains in Palm Springs.
Explore Palm Springs: A. Lawrence Kocher
Albert Frey came to the desert to design a building for the brother of architect A. Lawrence Kocher. The building today is a Class I Historic site in Palm Springs.
Albert Frey came to Palm Springs to design a building for the brother of architect A. Lawrence Kocher. The building today is a Class I Historic site.
Worth the Wait
A vintage Alexander home in the Vista Las Palmas neighborhood of Palm Springs has come on the market for the first time in over 40 years.
A vintage Palm Springs home built by the Alexander Construction Company in Vista Las Palmas has come on the market for the first time in over 40 years.
Cody Uncloaked
Advertised as a teardown just two years ago, this restored William F. Cody-designed home in Desert Bel-Air Estates will be part of the Modernism Week Fall Preview tours.
This restored William F. Cody-designed 1961 home will receive landmark designation by the Indian Wells Historic Preservation Foundation.
Kaptur Plaza Reaps Preservation Accolade
The California Preservation Foundation will present its Preservation Design Award for Restoration to Palm Springs architect Hugh Kaptur.
The California Preservation Foundation will recognize Kaptur Plaza in Palm Springs with its Preservation Design Award for Restoration in October.