Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs

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Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs
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StarringAlbert FreyAlan HeissWilliam Krisel
DirectorJake Gorst
WriterJake Gorst
NR 52 minHistory, Documentary
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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.

Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:January 1st, 2010 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:H. Kirk Brown III, Jill A. Wiltse
Production Companies:Design Onscreen
Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs on the Web:Facebook, Official Website
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