| #142573 in Books | Cygelman Adele | 2015-02-17 | 2015-02-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 11.60 x.90 x9.40l,1.25 | File type: PDF | 192 pages | Palm Springs Modern Houses in the California Desert||23 of 25 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent coffee table book: not an architectural text|By Jon Warshawsky|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 b|.com |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
This classic volume, now available at a lower price, showcases jet-set homes designed by the likes of Neutra, Frey, Lautner, and others. Palm Springs is famous as a mecca for the international jet set. But the city has also attracted its share of eccentrics and mavericks who have left an architectural legacy that remains unsurpassed for its originality and international influence. This book examines the impact that architects and designers have had on the desert oasis, p...
You easily download any file type for your device.Palm Springs Modern: Houses in the California Desert (Rizzoli Classics) | Adele Cygelman. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
