Chairperson
Adriene Biondo, 2005-2008
Milestones in the Community
- Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale by Dolphin Promotions and an annual symposium is organized by the Palm Springs Art Museum’s Architecture and Design Council, showcase the world-renowned midcentury modern architecture of Palm Springs. This was an outgrowth of an earlier “20th Century” show that began in 2000.
Meeting Locations
Event
Spectacular Vernacular Tour
details
Advocacy
Capitol Records Building
HCM Nomination written by ____
The Foster Residence in Balboa Highlands
Successful HCM #848 nomination of Mid Century Modern home designed by A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons. Nomination written by Mary-Margaret Stratton.
Mullen and Bluett building
1949 department store designed in great detail by Stiles O. Clements was demolished in 2006 alongside the 1936 Phelps-Terkel store by Morgan, walls and Clements.
https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/mullen-and-bluett-demolished
Tangents
MAK Architecture Tour
The 2006 fundraiser tour on October 1, 2006 featured houses by Modernist masters including Irving Gill, Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolph Schindler, John Lautner and Pierre Koenig. It concentrated on residencies around the Hollywood Hills.
Americana the Beautiful: Mid Century Culture in Kodachrome
Coffee table book written by Charles Phoenix published in June 2006
https://www.amazon.com/Americana-Beautiful-Mid-Century-Culture-Kodachrome/dp/1883318548/ref=llvn-20
Oscar Niemeyer: Houses
by Alan Hess (Author), Alan Weintraub (Photographer) – May 16, 2006
https://www.amazon.com/Oscar-Niemeyer-Houses-Alan-Hess/dp/0847827984/ref=llvn-20
Organic Architecture: The Other Modernism
by Alan Hess (Author), Alan Weintraub (Photographer) – August 2, 2006
https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Architecture-Modernism-Alan-Hess-ebook/dp/1586858572/ref=llvn-20
Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homes
by Michelle Gringeri-Brown (Author), Jim Brown (Photographer) – August 29, 2006
https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Ranch-Design-Ideas-Stylish/dp/1423600029/ref=llvn-20
Eichler Network
The Eichler Network Newsletter changes its name to CA-Modern Magazine since 2006
