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Mid-century memories: Taschen rediscovers hidden gems in the Julius Shulman vaults
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Jean Prouvé architecture goes on show at Marseille sculpture park
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Canvassing the globe, artist Enoc Perez finds sanctuary in American embassies for a new show
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Pomo erectus: a perfectly aged temple to wine and architecture
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Di Gregorio Associati's cinematic pergola frames a rural Italian home
A concrete pergola becomes a frame for the landscape, and a sculptural transition between interior and exterior, at a house in the Emilian countryside
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Power games: Calvert 22 examines post-Soviet architecture through art
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Modernism meets industry at Friche de l’Escalette, a French art dealer’s sculpture park
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The architects who built Palm Springs: William Pereira
While contributing only a few seminal projects to Palm Springs, Pereira (1909-85) defined the town’s rich architectural heritage. Pereira’s most famous scheme in the area is arguably Palm Spring’s J. W. Robinson’s Department Store, a large-scale structure in the centre of town, on South Palm Canyon Drive.
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Inside the archives of American photographer Ezra Stoller
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Dessau’s Bauhaus Museum design reflects philosophy taught by the German school
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The imagined modernist world of 3D artist Alexis Christodoulou
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'Coast Modern' film celebrates West Coast Modernist Architecture
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MoMA celebrates South Asian architecture in the postcolonial era
The Museum of Modern Art’s latest exhibition, ‘The Project for Independence: Architectures of Decolonization in South Asia 1947 – 1985’, takes us through the aspirations, innovations and visions of South Asian countries after the end of colonial rule in the region
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Wonder walls: a new book celebrates the modernist house as a cultural icon
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A. Quincy Jones’ The Cooper House is a midcentury modern design triumph
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A quiet modernist gem in Suffolk opens its doors in fundraising bid
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This Dutch concrete villa is a calm symphony of interlocking rectangles
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Lighting auction at Rudolph Schindler’s Fitzpatrick-Leland House, LA
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Lord Richard Rogers announces new fellowship scheme at Wimbledon House
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Minimalist interiors inside Álvaro Siza’s New York residential building revealed
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London’s brutalist Balfron Tower opens two eclectically designed show apartments
Ab Rogers Design and Studio Egret West have combined restoration, creativity and collaboration to design the interiors of two show apartments in one of London’s most iconic residential towers
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Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs retreat is renovated with nostalgic 1960s interiors
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Seattle’s art deco Asian Art Museum gains a modern extension
LMN Architects brings the Seattle Asian Art Museum into the 21st century with a modern glass and sandstone extension that makes a surprisingly seamless addition to an iconic art deco institution at the heart of public culture in the Pacific North West region
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Ship shape: nautical modernism takes to the trees in a Highgate house
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Ripple effect: the Palm Springs hotels making waves
There must be something about all that sunshine and blue-on-blue sky, but Palm Springs has long lured a particular tribe of traveller – savvy, design-conscious, and fastidious about their choice of lodgings. Aiding the cause is the area’s haul of classic mid-century architecture, many of which, thanks to generous proportions and outdoor spaces, have been successfully co-opted or refurbished as bright and cheerful hotels.
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The architects who built Palm Springs: E. Stewart Williams
Most influential in the realm of public and cultural life, Williams’ (1909-2005) legacy can be seen all over town. He’s the architect behind the Palm Springs Art Museum (1976) and the Santa Fe Federal Savings & Loan building (1960) and the Aerial Tramway Station (1963) – a refuge for hikers and wildlife lovers, 2,600m above the town in the San Jacinto Mountains
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The architects who built Palm Springs: Hugh Kaptur
Inspired by midcentury aesthetics and philosophy, some of Kaptur’s (b. 1931) most famous commissions include homes for actors Steve McQueen (1964) and William Holden (1956). While Kaptur played with local vernacular and Spanish heritage, he always merged his influences with the International Style’s teachings.
