Modernism Week, Wednesday 2/17
Slide Lecture: Lost, Saved and Endangered: Modernist Architecture in Palm Springs
Complimentary continental breakfast.
Cost: sold out
When: 8:30 am-10 am
Where: Cahuilla Room, Spa Resort Casino, 100 N. Indian Canyon,
Palm Springs, CA 92262, see map location 8
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Frey House II Tours
A rare opportunity to see the residence of the late modernist architect
Albert Frey. Frey Two as it's called, is impossibly perched on a mountain
precipice above downtown Palm Springs and is barely 1,000 square feet.
Frey bequeathed his tiny gem to the Palm Springs Art Museum to be used
solely to further the study and practice of architecture. Due to these restrictions,
its location and size, Frey ll is seldom open for the public to see.
This 45-minute guided tour for a limited number of participants will provide a
unique experience and insight to the architectural sensibility of a modern
master. Don't miss this chance. A shuttle van will transport participants
of each tour from the Museum to the Frey House.
Cost: $50 (last tour, $100, includes cocktail party)
When:
8:30 am - 5 pm
Palm Springs Art Museum (Van shuttle from South Parking Lot)
101 Museum Drive
, Palm Springs, CA 92262
, (760) 325-4490
(Museum box office open 10-5, closed Monday) see map location 3
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Double Decker Bus Architectural Tour
This is a fun open-air, approximately 3 hour bus tour of the exteriors of local architesture. You'll learn the history of Palm Springs architecture and the celebrated architects that put modernism on the map. You'll also see first-hand why Palm Springs is ground zero for mid-century modern architecture.
Cost: sold out
When: 1 pm ONLY
Where: Bus Tour departs from The Ace Hotel & Swim Club,
701 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92264, see map location 6
Seven Lakes Country Club - Open House Tour
Mid-Century private enclave designed by Richard Harrison around 1967, with clubhouse designed by William Cody. Free to the Public by registering.
Cost: Free
When: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. There there will be a light lunch offered poolside at the end of the tour.
Where: 7 Lakes County Club, 4100 East 7 Lakes Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92264-5723, (760) 328-2695
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Vintage Car Show
Cost: Free
When: 1 - 4 pm
Where: Camelot Theatre, 2300 E Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 325-6565, see map location 5
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The Architecture and Design Film Series in Partnership with Design Onscreen:
Visual Acoustics, the Modernism of Julius Shulman
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, Visual Acoustics celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.
Q&A to follow the screening with Heather Purcell, director of Design Onscreen; Wim de Wit, Head of the Department of Architecture and Contemporary Art at The Getty Research Institute; Michael Stern, Curator and Author of Julius Shulman: Palm Springs.
Click on Visual Acoustics image (right sidebar) to view trailer.
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Visit Design Onscreen, a non-profit foundation dedicated to producing, distributing and preserving high-quality films on architecture and design.
Cost: $10
When: 7:30 pm
Where: Camelot Theatre, 2300 E Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 325-6565, see map location 5