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Seeing Things | Donald Wexler, Desert Modernist

Seeing Things | Donald Wexler, Desert Modernist

This weekend marks the kickoff of Modernism Week, Palm Springs’s annual celebration of all things midcentury modern. One of its highlights is “Steel and Shade: The Architecture of Donald Wexler,” an exhibition at the Pa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Seeing Things | Donald Wexler, Desert Modernist

Seeing Things | Donald Wexler, Desert Modernist

This weekend marks the kickoff of Modernism Week, Palm Springs’s annual celebration of all things midcentury modern. One of its highlights is “Steel and Shade: The Architecture of Donald Wexler,” an exhibition at the Pa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Alain de Botton commissions holiday homes to promote modernist architecture

Alain de Botton commissions holiday homes to promote moderni...

The philosopher Alain de Botton is to venture into holiday lettings in an attempt to cure the British public of what he believes is a widely held fear of modernist architecture. The author of books including the Consolations of Philosoph [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Housing Slump Begins to Hurt Classic Modernist Architecture

Housing Slump Begins to Hurt Classic Modernist Architecture

If you weren't swayed by the early warnings back in June and you happen to be fortunate enough to own a classic Modernist house, we recommend that you just pat yourself on the back and count your blessings for what you have, instead of fool [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2008 | Comments : 0