Palm Springs - Modernism Week

We went to Palm Springs for Modernism Week and a mini-reunion of Jon's architecture school class. We rented a house called High On Design with David and Kathy and Becky and Tom near downtown Palm Springs and close to a lot of the Modernism Week activities and events. We had a number of social activities. It was a really fun time and we enjoyed each others company. See Care's Rizbee on the Road entry for Palm Springs and Idyllwild.

Modernism Week House Tours

While at Modernism Week, we did several house tours, and saw some cars and sculptures as well. One was the Soleil House, featured in this NY Times article.

Sunnylands and Cotino

While at Modernism Week, we toured Sunnylands, the former estate of Walter and Leonore Annenberg. It is a huge mid-century modern estate with extensive grounds. Right next door is Contino, a Disney-branded new housing development, which we also visited. We toured model homes and visited the clubhouse on the lake.

Idyllwild

On Sunday, the last day of Modernism Week, we took a field trip up the mountain to Idyllwild to see some of the houses Jim Marsh had designed. There was snow on the mountain and in Idlyllwild so we had a bit of a damper on our activities but we did see some examples of 21^st century March architecture.

Peak Tram

Later in the week, we took the Peak Tram up the mountain. It was in the high 80s on the valley floor and around 60 with some standing snow at the top of the tram. When we got tot the top, we saw someone had built a small snowman. We went for a short walk and, when we returned, the snowman had melted.

Palm Springs Art Museum.

On our way home from the Peak Tram, we stopped at the Palm Springs Art Museum and saw some public art in downtown Palm Springs