Palm Springs Weekend. The Architecture and Design of a Midcentury Oasis.

Danish, Andrew; Hess, Alan

Verlag: San Franciso, Chronicle Books, 2001

Beschreibung

Quer-4°, 180 S., unzähl. farb Abb., OLwd. m. OU., Tadell. 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.Verlag: Chronicle Books (2001)ISBN 10: 0811828042ISBN 13: 978081182 2100 gr. Schlagworte: Architektur - Allgemein. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 90557

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Palm Springs Weekend. The Architecture and ...

Verlag: San Franciso, Chronicle Books

Erscheinungsdatum: 2001

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag