{"product_id":"the-palm-springs-school-desert-modernism-19341975-isbn-9780847842551","title":"The Palm Springs School: Desert Modernism 1934-1975","description":"\u003cb\u003ePalm Springs is at the center of a unique tradition in architecture marked by invention and a sensitivity to local conditions that has resulted in design that exerts an influence far greater than the town’s small size. The book is the first to fully explore the wide ranging forms this architecture has taken, from houses to gas stations, hotels to airports, banks to restaurants and spas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch more than a resort destination, Palm Springs has served as a laboratory of the Modern; here so much architectural innovation and design took form. From the steel-and-glass boxes of Richard Neutra to the earthy organic homes of John Lautner, and everything in between, the solutions of architects and designers—including notably William F. Cody, E. Stewart Williams, and Albert Frey—were diverse and are ever more relevant in the face of contemporary challenges. Their answers addressed questions that still hold urgency: How to design sustainably in harsh climates? How to use technology efficiently and creatively to meet those challenges? How to build affordable and high-quality mass-produced housing? How to reflect a region’s culture, economy, and distinctive atmosphere?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitects here responded to nature’s climatological demands, and Palm Springs became a center for innovations that were rooted in practice more than theory. Benefitting from the architectural freedoms offered by the remoteness of the California desert, designers explored new approaches that we can now identify as central to the Palm Springs School, shown here in rich archival and contemporary photography.\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly Holiday Gift Guide 2025 (Illustrated \u0026amp; Art Books)\u003c\/b\u003e: \"Examining the various forces that nurtured desert modernism, Hess highlights dozens of key players and standout buildings. Richard Neutra’s work includes the Kaufmann house (1946), commissioned by the couple who’d hired Frank Lloyd Wright to build Fallingwater in Mill Run, Penn. John Lautner, known for pioneering the atomic age Googie style, also designed, among other Palm Springs projects, the Hope house (1979), whose curving tortoise-shell roof typifies organic modernism. The collection of commercial buildings, private homes, and public spaces on display are a feast for midcentury mod fans.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Few locations are as synonymous with architecture as Palm Springs, California: Almost 100 years on, its modernist marvels remain in deep conversation with the remote, beguiling desert landscape. Alan Hess, an architect and historian, sheds light on the evolving vernacular first introduced by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924 with the Oasis Hotel, and later popularized by the likes of Richard Neutra’s daring glass boxes, John Lautner’s futuristic forms, and Albert Frey’s industrial creations. Stunning archival photographs add vibrancy to this canonical coffee table book.\" — ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Palm Springs is often seen as a picturesque California resort town, but it also played a significant yet unsung role in the modernist movement. Architects from various backgrounds have come together in this new book to examine how Palm Springs influenced desert modernism style and how those traditions continue to impact contemporary architecture.\" — VERANDA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Palm Springs is at the center of a unique tradition in architecture marked by invention and a sensitivity to local conditions that has resulted in design that exerts an influence far greater than the town's small size. \"The Palm Springs School: Desert Modernism 1934-1975\" is a seminal and groundbreaking study that fully explores the wide ranging forms this architecture has taken, from houses to gas stations, hotels to airports, banks to restaurants and spas.\" — MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Across the book, you sense a localized “space race” of ideas—architects using the desert’s remoteness to experiment with new materials, new technologies, and new ways of living in a rapidly developing environment. What was once a patchwork of date farms, health retreats, and modest tourist cabins became, almost improbably, a full-fledged laboratory of the Modern.\" — ARTNET.COM\u003cb\u003eAlan Hess\u003c\/b\u003e is an architect, historian, and author. \u003cb\u003eEddie Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning architect. \u003cb\u003eKen Lyon\u003c\/b\u003e, a licensed architect, is a city planner based in Palm Springs. \u003cb\u003eChristine Madrid French\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and preservationist. \u003cb\u003eGeorge E. 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