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| Palm Springs Modern: Houses in the California Desert | 
 enlarge | Author: Adele Cygelman
Creators: Joseph Rosa, David Glomb
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 386744
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 9.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0847820912
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.370979497
EAN: 9780847820917
ASIN: 0847820912
Publication Date: September 18, 1999
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Condition: Great condition.
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 Great book! June 30, 2008
Nice book on architecture in the desert.
It showcases my favorite city perfectly.
Great read for edgy MCM enthuisiasts November 20, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What I love about Palm Springs Modern is the variety of architects and styles featured. There are great photographs, including houses by John Lautner, Richard Neutra, Craig Ellwood, and Albert Frey among others. A particularly pleasant surprise is the section on the Maslon house by Neutra which was foolishly demolished a few years ago. Love this book!
 Excellent coffee table book: not an architectural text March 9, 2002
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Palm Springs Modern provides a superb photo tour of a handful of landmark homes that defined the 'modern' style in the 1950s and '60s. Because wealthy businessmen and celebrities could afford edgier architecture, the authors focus on these homes -- with a welcome chapter on the talented William Cody in between. If you want a scholarly treatise on modernism in architecture, buy another book. If you want a tantalizing sample of some of the best work, PSM is fine. By the time modernism made its way into mass production homes, it lost much of its inventiveness and aesthetic. Those familiar with the Palm Springs area will notice that the Alexanders' ubiquitous 'butterfly' rooflines have become almost cliche, while the Loewy house and most of the PSM subjects remain exotic.Do you need to own PSM before buying or designing a home for the California desert? Clearly the answer is NO. But if you want a virtual tour of some of the most inspired homes of the genre, PSM belongs on your coffee table. And yes, if you live in the Midwest or Northeast you would do yourself a service by putting this away in a closet somewhere during the winter.
Grab your sunscreen-Let's go! July 5, 2001
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
A classic. If you've never been to Palm Springs, you'll be catching the next flight after leafing thru this fine book. Gorgeous photos of simply incredible buildings. Palm Springs has a quality and character unlike any other "resort" town. The fabulous architecture of the mid-century building boom and a renewed appreciation of the designs of that period has revitalized (again) the Palm Springs area. If you can't visit Palm Springs personally, then pour a martini, sit back and enjoy this book. It's almost like being there!
Hot Desert Modern March 8, 2001
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Palm Springs Modern illustrates (in photos) a collection of homes by designers who tested design concepts in the harsh desert environment that complimented, and indeed enhanced the outcome. Those of us who seek inspiration and documentation of the modernist period will find this volumn satisfying. It is not a scholarly book, nor is the text particularly deep in theory of architectural modernism. And it doesn't matter that some of the homeowners were celebrities. What really matters is that there are so many fine examples of modernist architecture and in such close proximity.
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