Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs
Documentary
History

Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs

0.0
52 min
2010
Jake Gorst

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.

Top Cast

Albert Frey

Albert Frey

Alan Heiss

Alan Heiss

William Krisel

William Krisel

Donald Wexler

Donald Wexler

E. Stewart Williams

E. Stewart Williams

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