Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs

Name: Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs
Released: 2010-01-01

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·2010· 52 min

Director: Jake Gorst

"Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs"

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.

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Cast

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Albert Frey

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Alan Heiss

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William Krisel

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Donald Wexler

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E. Stewart Williams

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Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs (2010) is a documentary, history film. The film has not yet gathered many viewer ratings. The film runs 52min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs was released in 2010.