Julius Shulman: Palm Springs by Alan Hess and Modcom's own Michael Stern. Focusing on the desert paradise of Palm Springs, which was his seminal crucible, this book presents Shulman's masterpieces. Images range from Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann House and Albert Frey’s Raymond Loewy House, to Paul R. Williams’ house for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Frank Sinatra’s house, John Lautner’s house for Bob Hope, as well as other famous landmarks. The book features more than sixty buildings by fifteen of the most notable mid-twentieth-century architects. With new photography and images culled from his personal collection as well as the Getty Center, this book includes many images never before seen. Purchase this book or anything else at Amazon.com by clicking on this link and PS Modcom will receive a percentage of your entire purchase.
Palm Springs Weekend by Alan Hess and Andrew Danish - an authoritative yet refreshingly nondoctrinaire view of the various ways European and American architects--some famous, some not--adapted the canons of modernism to suit the desert climate, landscape, and lifestyle. With evocative vintage photographs and an engagingly retro design by Andrew Danish, this is one of the most enjoyable popular architecture books in years. Purchase this book or anything else at Amazon.com by clicking on this link and PS Modcom will receive a percentage of your entire purchase.
Palm Springs Modern by Adele Cygelman, David Glomb (Photographer) - When designers such as Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and Albert Frey came together with members of the Hollywood elite like Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, and Lucille Ball, they produced luxury homes nestled in bouldered hills and vacation estates located along green fairways. The book "Palm Springs Modern" documents this 40-year architectural explosion in the California desert. Purchase this book or anything else at Amazon.com by clicking on this link and PS Modcom will receive a percentage of your entire purchase.
The Los Angeles Conservancy's Modern Committee - an exhaustive site dealing with anything and everything related to modern design and preservation issues in Southern California. If you can't find it here, you probably can't find it! For answers to your questions, check out their extremely informative Bulletin Board.
The John Lautner Foundation - one of the greatest architects ever to work in California. We are fortunate to have two exceptional examples of his work here in Palm Springs -- the Elrod House, designed as the home of noted interior designer Arthur Elrod, and the Bob Hope House.
Richard Neutra - one of SoCal Modern's (the Southern California Modern style's) founding fathers and finest practitioners. Architect of Palm Spring's iconic Kaufman House, as well as the Grace Miller House. Unfortunately, his third house in the Desert, the Maslon House, was unceremoniously destroyed in 2002 (see link below).
Palm Springs Preservation Foundation
- established in 1997, as a non-profit educational foundation, to identify and recognize historic sites in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley.
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