Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs
Southern California’s Coachella Valley, including the communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Desert Hot Springs, boasts hundreds of extraordinary midcentury modern homes, public buildings and commercial structures. Modern designers such as William F. Cody, Albert Frey, William Krisel, John Lautner, Richard Neutra, R.M. Schindler, Donald Wexler, E. Stewart Williams left their collective mark on this desert paradise. Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs traces the history of modern architecture in Palm Springs from the first bold forays into modernist design to the preservation challenges facing the region today. Director Jake Gorst’s film features rare archival images and footage as well as interviews with historians, homeowners and the architects who helped create this mecca of modernism.
Year: 2010
Genre: Documentary, History
Studio: Design Onscreen
Director: Jake Gorst
Cast: Albert Frey, Alan Heiss, William Krisel, Donald Wexler, E. Stewart Williams
Crew: Jake Gorst (Director), David Shearer (Producer), Jill A. Wiltse (Executive Producer), H. Kirk Brown III (Executive Producer), Jake Gorst (Writer)
Runtime: 52 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 2010
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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