Palm Springs Weekend: The Architecture and Design of a Midcentury Oasis (Signed)

Danish, Andrew; Hess, Alan

ISBN 10: 0811828042 / ISBN 13: 9780811828048

Published by Chronicle Books, 2001

Inscribed "to Vivian, with Love" and signed by Alan Hess. DJ has 1/2 inch closed tear at top of spine, light wear to top edge. First book to explore how postwar architecture, Hollywood glitter and the natural drama of the desert coalesce into one of the most treasured sites of American design innovation. Prolific b/w and color photos throughout. Oblong format 11 x 9.75". Seller Inventory # 003413

Synopsis:

This is the first book to reveal the eccentric treasure trove of commercial, civic, and domestic architecture that makes Palm Springs a true oasis of progressive design. Not merely regarded as a Hollywood playground, golf enclave, or retirement mecca, Palm Springs is also a bastion of idiosyncratic modernism that is unparalleled in the world. Creating stunning homes and an impressive array of other buildings in the middle of the desert, such masters as Albert Frey, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, R. M. Schindler, Donald Wexler, and Lloyd Wright exercised their creative potential there. Palm Springs Weekend explores everything from the grandiose, such as Neutra's Kaufmann house, to the more humble features of the city--motels, trailer homes, and the ubiquitous metal and concrete sunscreens that shade them. Filled with hundreds of archival and contemporary photographs, elevations, and vintage ephemera, Palm Springs Weekend reveals an inimitable city where modern design, Hollywood glamour, and the desolate drama of the desert coalesce.

About the Author: Andrew Danish an art director and designer, and principal of Danish Modern. He lives in Oakland, California.

Alan Hess is architecture critic of the San Jose Mercury News and the author of numerous books, including Palm Springs Weekend (0-8118-2804-2) and Rancho Deluxe (0-8118-2420-9). He divides his time between Northern California and Michigan.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Palm Springs Weekend: The Architecture and ...
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition