Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs (2010)
Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs
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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.
- Release date
- January 1, 2010
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Albert Frey as Self
- Alan Hess as Self
- William Krisel as Self
- Donald Wexler as Self
- E. Stewart Williams as Self
Crew
- Jake Gorst · Director
- David Shearer · Producer
- Jake Gorst · Cinematographer
- Jake Gorst · Editor