Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs
Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs
2010 | 52m | English
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| Director: | Jake Gorst |
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| Writer: | Jake Gorst |
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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: | Jan 01, 2010 |
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| Director: | Jake Gorst |
| Writer: | Jake Gorst |
| Genres: | History, Documentary |
| Keywords | california, architect, utopia, palm springs, architecture, los angeles, california, architecture history, mcm, modernism, mid century |
| Production Companies | Design Onscreen |
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Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: May 11, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Albert Frey | |
| Alan Heiss | |
| William Krisel | |
| Donald Wexler | |
| E. Stewart Williams |
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| Jake Gorst | Writer, Director |
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| David Shearer | Producer |
| Jill A. Wiltse | Executive Producer |
| H. Kirk Brown III | Executive Producer |
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