Palm Springs Modernism Week

Modern love: La Quinta Country Club

This home, nestled in the La Quinta Country Club, was built in 1961 and designed by architect A. Quincy Jones.

• Feb. 23, 2013

Moby joins Palm Springs for Modernism Week

Grammy-nominated musician Moby discussed Los Angeles architecture during Palm Springs Modernism Week.

• Feb. 23, 2013

Preservationists guard look of Palm Springs

The Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, Palm Springs Modernism Committee and the Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board all work, often in conjunction, toward preserving, maintaining and improving the stock of buildings that make the tourist city a destination for architecture enthusiasts.

• Feb. 23, 2013

Modern Love: Oasis Hotel

In its heyday, the Oasis Hotel was Hollywood's choice place to stay in the desert.

• Feb. 23, 2013

Memorably mod: And many of these homes are up for sale

Modernism Week each year draws crowds of mid-century modern architecture fans to to Palm Springs.

• Feb. 23, 2013

Modern Love: PS Visitors Center

Through Feb. 24, Palm Springs celebrates midcentury architecture. | mydesert.com/modernism

• Feb. 22, 2013

Modern Love: North Shore yacht club

Through Feb. 24, Palm Springs celebrates midcentury architecture. | mydesert.com/modernism

• Feb. 20, 2013

Modern Love: The Sandpiper

Through Feb. 24, Palm Springs celebrates midcentury architecture. | mydesert.com/modernism

• Feb. 19, 2013

Modern Love: The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper condominium complex in Palm Desert, the first of its kind in the valley and possibly the nation, was designed by renowned architect William Krisel.

• Feb. 19, 2013

Modern Love: Palm Springs Art Museum

• Feb. 18, 2013

Modern Love: Walter White's design

• Feb. 18, 2013

'Modern Love' art show opening in Palm Springs

I.M.A.G.E.S by Gideon Fine Art Gallery will hold a 'Grand Opening' reception from 2 to 5 p.m. today at 2682 S. Cherokee Way, for its 'Modern Love' show featuring the works of Carrie Graber and Snake Jagger.

• Feb. 17, 2013

Modern Love: Hidden utopia at Shangri La cabin

Through Feb. 24, Palm Springs celebrates mid-century architecture. Stay with mydesert.com for full coverage. | MODERNISM MAP: Palm Springs landmarks |

• Feb. 17, 2013

Trailer tribute: Getting more mileage out of the Airstream

What is it about Airstream design that continues to engender such passion more than 80 years after the trailer first appeared?

• Feb. 16, 2013

Modern Love: St. Theresa Catholic Church

Through Feb. 24, Palm Springs celebrates mid-century architecture. Stay with mydesert.com for full coverage. | MODERNISM MAP: Palm Springs landmarks |

• Feb. 15, 2013

Capture a modern vibe

Today, not everyone owns an Alexander two-bedroom, but just because you're home wasn't designed in the '50s, '60s or '70s doesn't mean you can't bring the same aesthetic to your living room.

• Feb. 15, 2013

Translucent panels serve up a modern edge

The introduction of translucent synthetic materials and frosted glass are a result of new trends in industrial materials repurposed for residential design.

• Feb. 15, 2013

Palm Springs modernism landmarks

Palm Springs has a trove of modern commercial and residential buildings designed in the middle of the last century. One of the best ways to brush up on modernism is to take a tour around the city. Here are landmarks that showcase a breadth of style and represent architects responsible for creating the Palm Springs look.

• Feb. 15, 2013

Modern Love: St. Theresa Catholic Church

• Feb. 15, 2013

Take the express to Marrakesh

Interior designer Ed Carlmark felt as if he had just stepped back in time when he walked into Ann Judy's home a few weeks ago and found the decor much as he left it in the early 1970s. Judy’s home is the first on a six-home tour of Marrakesh’s first Designer Showcase, a part of Palm Springs Modernism Week.

• Feb. 14, 2013

Modern Love: The Alley

The Alley, a home goods store at 333 S. Palm Canyon Drive, is more than just a place to grab lawn decorations, a book or kitchen gadgets.

• Feb. 15, 2013

It's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod world

'Modernism. I eat it, drink it, open it, close it, tear it, cut it, weld it, paint it. Modernism is in my genes.' Sculptor Christopher Georgesco makes it clear that's why it's great to live in Palm Springs, fully realized now as a modernism mecca.

• Feb. 14, 2013

Modernism Week blossoms into Coachella Valley affair

By now, the paths to the Frey House or Kaufmann House are well known to devotees of mid-century architecture. In fact, given that Palm Springs is today turning on the lights of its eighth Palm Springs Modernism Week -- a week that is in part celebration and appreciation of mod design and style -- it would almost seem like superfluous pedantry to even explain who these two architectural luminaries are.

• Feb. 14, 2013

Modern Love: Hotel Lautner

Hotel Lautner reopened its doors last year as a vacation rental spot.

• Feb. 13, 2013