Tag: Modern Architecture
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1176 Harrison
This 9,796 square-foot building is actually two: the east section was constructed in 1912 and the west section was constructed in 1929. The buildings were unified by the present façade in 1929, This 1-story, steel and reinforced concrete industrial building was designed in the Art Moderne style. The interesting architectural details include an incised sign that reads…
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Palm Springs – Ship of The Desert
“Ship of the Desert” is classic Art Moderne due to its “nautical” elements. This home, located at 1995 S. Camino Monte in Palm Springs, was built in 1936. However, the original (designed by Earl Webster and Adrian Wilson) was seriously damaged by fire. The owner, clothing designer, Trina Turk hired Marmol Radziner, an architecture firm…
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Elvis in Palm Springs
Okay, I don’t know if this one would be rated up there as one of the best examples of Modern Architecture, but I had to use it because it has ties to Elvis Presley. This is called the House of Tomorrow and was designed in 1962 by William Krisel. It was commissioned by Robert Alexander,…
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Palm Springs – Modern Architecture
I loved this building. To me it epitomizes everything you think about when you think 1960’s architecture. It’s square lines, its concrete tilt-up panel walls and its austereness. It was built in 1969 and designed by Robert Ricciardi. I have found absolutely no information about this building, one little blurb mentioned that the “failure” of…
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Palm Springs – Modern Architecture
Palm Springs is the home of the Modernism movement, especially “desert modernism”. While modernism is not my favorite architecture style, when it is done right, it really does sing. This is the Del Marco Hotel. It is located at 225 W. Baristo Road in Palm Springs. The architect was William Cody. In 1947 Cody…